Thanks to everyone involved the town of Dumont and The Dumont Shade Tree Commission had an incredible Dumont Day on Saturday, September 9th. The weather was perfect! We had our usual tree activities for the whole community to share,...

Thanks to Shade Tree member Kathryn Zitelli for this fabulous community idea. Stop by the Arboretum to enjoy a respite from your day. Did you want to try a new book, or decide to sit longer and forget to...

The Dumont Shade Tree Commission is proud to announce the installation of the long anticipated Tree Nursery as we continue to do our part of helping to save the planet. Trees contribute to our air and water, an essential...

Crafted from a 90+ year old Taxas Yew taken from the estate of Joseph Curtin on Walnut Street in Englewood, NJ. The wood for the bench was donated by Joyce Monges after the death of her friend and partner...

Congratulations to Dumont High School 2017 graduating Seniors Zsofia Balog and Stefanie Moncayo, Recipients of the 2017 Friends of the Shade Tree Scholarship. This scholarship fund is established for the purpose of fostering education or contributions related to shade...

The Dumont Shade Tree Commission is honored to report the Arboretum is blooming. Recent sighting of many residents enjoying the space during the summer are commonplace. Join your residents at the Arboretum. Bring a book, bring a friend, walk...

Bergen County Audubon Society has installed and maintained several habitat restoration gardens in Bergen County over the past 5 years. In an effort to continue that mission, they introduced the Certified Wildlife Garden program. Our Arboretum applied and qualified...

Thanks to the residents, art contest participants, elected officials, friends, and commissioners for a wonderful Arbor Day 2017. It was Dumont’s 12th straight year of sunny skies that helped make the day amazing. It began with our Flag Raising...

 The Dumont Shade Tree Commission was honored to host Hackensack Riverkeeper Bill Sheehan at our 2017 DSTC seminar. It is fitting and appropriate in the 20th anniversary year of the Hackensack Riverkeeper organization that Captain Bill came to Dumont...

The Dumont Shade Tree Commission is honored to host Hackensack Riverkeeper Bill Sheehan at our 2017 DSTC seminar. It is fitting and appropriate in the 20th anniversary year of the Hackensack Riverkeeper organization that Captain Bill comes to Dumont...