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Parks Head Honored

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Christy Hass is an outstanding urban forestry professional.”

So says the Connecticut Urban Forest Council, which gave Hass (pictured) its Fred Borman Award at its 2013 conference in Southington on Oct. 30.

Hass is the acting director of the New Haven parks department. She won the award in recognition of her leadership, dedication and hard work in the practice of urban forestry.”

The city released this brief bio of Hass, who supervises everything from snow shoveling and the Green’s annual holiday tree to the Fourth of July fireworks:

A Tree Warden for 35 years and a charter member of the Connecticut Tree Warden Association, Christy Hass has been an urban forest advocate for decades. Ms. Hass was appointed by the Governor as a member of the Connecticut Tree Protective Examining Board for State Certification of Arborists. During her career, Ms. Hass has worked in both rural towns and bustling cities. As Director of Parks and Recreation for Rocky Hill, CT, from 1977 to 1998, Ms. Hass established herself as a tireless professional. In her position as Deputy Director of Parks and Squares for the City of New Haven from 1999 to 2013, Ms. Hass has overseen the care of 30,000 street trees, the planting of thousands of new street trees and of historic legacy” trees city-wide.”

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