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INFORMATION ABOUT THE UPCOMING TREE CITY
RECOGNITION DAY
2008 Recognition Day Booklet (Large File)
Tree City USA is a national program sponsored by the
National Arbor Day
Foundation and administered in Kansas by the Kansas Forest
Service. Tree City USA recognizes towns that have organized community
forestry programs supported by municipal ordinance that meet four
program standards.
- A Tree Board or Department - The community has a board,
commission or department with legal responsibility for the care of
public trees and authority to develop and administer a community tree
management program.
- A Community Tree Ordinance - A municipal tree ordinance
regulates and establishes authority for tree planting, maintenance,
protection and removal.
- A Community Forestry Budget of at least $2 per Capita -
Evidence is required that the community has established a community
forestry program that is supported by an annual budget of at least $2
per capita. The budget should address the needs of species diversity,
planting and removal needs, hazardous trees, insect and disease
problems and establish a pattern of regular tree care such as pruning
and watering.
- An Arbor Day Observance and Proclamation - The community
issues a mayoral (or equivalent)
Arbor Day proclamation and sponsors
or participates in an Arbor Day observance.
The Tree City USA program has successfully provided an increasing
number of Kansas communities with
benefits
inherent with being recognized. In doing so, the program has
reached an all-time high in regards to
major
accomplishments. To learn more about Tree City USA,
download the Tree City USA brochure here. |
