Group celebrates 52nd anniversary with first tree study, community engagement program. Hurd Park is a perfect place to find a leafy spot to enjoy nature. (Photo/DOVERNOW.com) The first year of Kim Phillips’ tenure as the chair of Dover’s Shade Tree Commission is shaping up to be full of firsts for the town. For the first time since it was founded in 1974, the commission has contracted experts to conduct a research study of the trees and vegetation living on town-owned propert