Tree City USA

Announcement

City of Green Was Named Tree City in 2018 by the Arbor Day Foundation

Founding

The Arbor Day Foundation began Tree City USA awards in 1976 to promote excellence in urban forestry management. There are currently over 3,400 participating communities. The State of Ohio has the largest number of Tree Cities in the country, with the greatest number of those in northeast Ohio. Communities must meet four core standards to participate:

• Their community forestry program must spend a minimum of $2 per capita
• They must have a tree board or department (PDF)
• They must have a tree care ordinance (PDF)
• They must host an Arbor Day (PDF) observance and proclamation