Arbor Day Initiative

Trees provide the very necessities of life itself. They clean our air, protect our drinking water, create and support a healthy community, and feed the human soul.

North Andover’s tree-lined roads, forests and woodlands are a distinct characteristic of our beautiful town and can be taken for granted. The North Andover Improvement Society participates in annual Arbor Day volunteering activities and other tree-focused initiatives to preserve the beauty and character of our town.

In 2021, the North Andover Improvement Society is delighted to support the North Andover High School's “Purchase a Tree” Event and their goal of making NAHS more sustainable by offsetting paper usage. This worthy cause enables residents to purchase trees for their yard and for our public spaces in town.

Education

The North Andover Improvement Society offers several programs each year to educate and enlighten local residents on how you can do your bit to support the goal of beautifying all of North Andover’s landscapes, old, new, private and public.

Upcoming events will be posted here on the NAIS Website as they are published. Find out more here.

Stone Wall Initiative

North Andover’s private and public land is still crisscrossed by stone walls and structures that were built to define boundary lines and make use of boulders and rocks that were moved when the land of North Andover was cleared for farming, starting in the 1600’s.

Today, the  North Andover Improvement Society is involved in a Stone Wall Repair initiative to uncover, clear and repair some of the town’s many miles of historic stone wall boundaries that have become hidden over time by the relentless progress of nature. Many stone walls have become overgrown and fallen into disrepair.

With volunteers from the Improvement Society, Friends of North Andover Trails and partnerships with other town organizations including North Andover Youth and Recreation Services, we are working to beautify and promote the town’s scenic byways and landscapes through the restoration and clearing of these historic stone walls.    These walls are visible reminders of North Andover’s rural agricultural history and contribute to our home town sense of place, especially as they frame the beautiful views of our historic farms, barns and pastoral open spaces.   

The Daffodil Project

In November 2020, NAIS volunteers planted 375 daffodil bulbs at the cow pasture on Academy Road, in celebration of the 375th anniversary of the original settlement of North Andover.

In 2022 we expanded the daffodil project and planted additional bulbs on the common in the Old Center (in front of the statue of Phillip Brooks). Look out for the daffodils here and at the cow pasture on Academy Road, in Spring 2023!!