Urban Tree Grant Program Open
Kathy Cornwell has spent over 40 years in local media, starting her career with an internship at WCBC in the late 1980s. After graduating from Frostburg State University, she worked extensively in cable television advertising and programming with Comcast. From 2002 to 2005, she was married to WCBC's Jim Robey. Kathy returned to the News Department at WCBC in 2023. She lives in Cumberland with her husband, retired radio station manager Rich Cornwell.
Communities in urban areas who have lost trees due to transportation projects are eligible for awards up to $5,000 to support tree planting projects in their areas. The trees would support Maryland’s 5-Million Trees Initiative, which has a goal of planting and maintaining five million new trees by 2031. Applications are available through the Maryland Department of Transportation website at mdot.maryland.gov.