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COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM 501
Informational
February 26, 2007
Regular Meeting
Authorization
REQUEST:
The Community Development Department, Urban Beautification Services
Division, informing the Commission regarding the City of Winter Springs
being named as a 2006 Tree City USA.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this item is to inform the Commission regarding the City's
participation in the National Arbor Day Foundation's Tree City USA
Program.
CONSIDERATIONS:
Every year, cities around the country have the opportunity to participate in the National
Arbor Day Foundation's Tree City USA Program. The Tree City USA Program
benefits cities in (six) general ways, as summarized below:
. Provides initial direction for an urban forestry program.
. Education of Citizens is facilitated and promoted.
. Improved public image of the community.
. Increases Citizens pride in the community.
. Financial assistance advantages are secured through increased opportunity.
. Publicity opportunities are created in surrounding municipalities.
To participate in the Tree City USA Program, four standards must be met to qualify for
award, listed as follows: the applicant shall have a Tree Board or Department, the
applicant shall have a Tree Care or Arbor Ordinance, the applicant shall have a
Community Forestry Program and the applicant shall hold an Arbor Day Celebration and
Proclamation.
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Additionally, partIcIpating cities may also qualify for the National Arbor Day
Foundation's Annual 'Growth Award' by completing activities that strengthen their tree
care programs by increasing education, partnerships, planning, management and tree
planting. The growth award categories are scored by points, varying by category. Each
year a City is required to improve their respective arbor programs over the prior year to
qualify .
City Staff is proud to announce that Winter Springs has met the qualification criteria
under the program and has been named a 2006 Tree City USA for the 18th year.
A TT ACHMENTS:
1. Congratulations letter from John Rosenow.
2. Press Release - 'Winter Springs Named Tree City USA'
COMMISSION ACTION:
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~ The National
~ Arbor DayFoundation@
211 N. 12th St. · Lincoln, NE 68508
We inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees.
Mr. Ron McLemore
City Manager
1126 East Highway 434
Winter Springs, FL 32708
January 24, 2007
Dear Mr. McLemore,
Congratulations to Winter Springs on being named as a 2006 Tree City USA!
Trees in our cities and towns help clean the air, conserve soil and water, moderate
temperature, and bring nature into our daily lives. Trees are a vital component of the
infrastructure in our cities and towns, and provide environmental and economical benefits. A
community, and its citizens, that recognize these benefits and provide needed care for its trees
deserves recognition and thanks.
Tree City USA recognizes communities that have proven their commitment to an effective,
ongoing community forestry program. Such a program is one marked by renewal and
improvement.
Tree City USA is sponsored in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters
and the USDA Forest Service. State foresters are responsible for the presentation of the Tree
City USA flag and other materials. We will forward your awards to Shirley Frazier in your state
forester's office. They will be coordinating the presentation with you. It would be especially
appropriate to make the Tree City USA award a part of your Arbor Day ceremony.
Again, congratulations on receiving this national recognition for your tree-care program.
Best regards,
cc: Michael Mingea
For more information, contact
Dan Lambe, Vice President at
dlambe@arborday.org or Woodrow
Nelson, Director of Marketing at
wnelson@arborday.org or call
888-448-7337
News from
~ The National
Q:7 Arbor Day Foundation@
211 N. 12th St. · Lincoln, NE 68508' 402-474-5655
arborday.org
We inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Winter Springs Named Tree City USA
Winter Springs has been named a Tree City USA community by The National Arbor Day
Foundation to honor its commitment to community forestry. It is the eighteenth year Winter
Springs has received this national recognition.
The Tree City USA program is sponsored by The National Arbor Day Foundation in
cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service.
Winter Springs has met the four standards to become a Tree City USA community: a tree
board or department, a tree care ordinance, a comprehensive community forestry program, and
an Arbor Day observance.
"Trees in our cities and towns help clean the air, conserve soil and water, moderate
temperature and bring nature into our daily lives," said John Rosenow, president of The National
Arbor Day Foundation. "Tree City USA designation recognizes the work of elected officials,
staff and citizens who plant and care for the community forest."
"Trees are a vital component of the infrastructure in our cities and towns, and provide
environmental and economical benefits," Arbor Day Foundation President Rosenow added. "A
community, and its citizens, that recognize these benefits and provide needed care for its trees
deserves recognition and thanks."
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