Certify as a Tree City USA.
Best Practice of this action
Rating Guideline
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Certified for at least one calendar year. |
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Certified for 30 or more years, or recipient of a Growth award within the past year. |
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Certified for at least 10 years with an annual tree budget (for maintenance, planting, replacements, removals, etc.) of at least $8 per resident (4x the Tree City requirement); calculate and publicize the financial and other benefits of trees to your city; earn the Arbor Day Foundation's Growth Award for ten years (recognition as a Sterling Tree City USA). |
Resources
- Tree City USA, a program of the national Arbor Day Foundation, requires a city to: (1) establish a tree board or department; (2) pass an ordinance on tree care; (3) establish an annual tree budget of at least $2 per resident; (4) plan an annual Arbor Day celebration. 111 cities in MN are certified as a Tree City (as of 2020).
- Work with a local DNR forester to become a Tree City USA.
- See the Minnesota Department of Natural Resource's Arbor Month campaign materials for help in an Arbor Day Celebration event.
Order Number
1
Action Type
Finite