City Hears Tree City USA Proposal
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jennifer [email protected]
Warsaw City Council, during its meeting Monday, heard a presentation on Tree City USA.
Andrea Nichols, Arbor Metrics Solutions Inc. utility arborist, presented information on the tree program.
Nichols spoke about the benefits of becoming a Tree City.
Benefits include an enhanced public image, and a city being eligible to apply for grants for city tree projects and receiving funds for storm management response.
After hearing a presentation on the program, the city agreed to allow Warsaw Park Board to make a recommendation to the city at a later date in joining the program.
Nichols will attend tonight’s park board meeting to discuss the program.
The application to be a part of the program is not due until Dec. 31 to the Arbor Day Foundation.
Council President Elaine Call said she supported the city becoming part of the program.
The program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the USDA Forestry Service and the National Association of State Foresters.
The program’s signs at community entrances tell visitors that it is a community that cares about its environment. It is also an indication to prospective businesses that the quality of life is good in a community.
The application to join the program is a four-step process.
The first step is meeting with community leaders to gain approval of the project, and to create a city tree board to help facilitate the application.
The second step is for the city to adopt a tree ordinance.
The third step is to have a budget study of forestry- related activities for the city. Each Tree City USA site must spend at least $2 per capita on tree-related activities.
The final step is to have an Arbor Day event.
On May 1 at 9 a.m., Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer will plant two Linden trees in Central Park and read an Arbor Day proclamation.
There also will be trees planted throughout the city.
NIPSCO has donated trees and Dogwood Hills Tree Farm will assist with the planting.[[In-content Ad]]
Warsaw City Council, during its meeting Monday, heard a presentation on Tree City USA.
Andrea Nichols, Arbor Metrics Solutions Inc. utility arborist, presented information on the tree program.
Nichols spoke about the benefits of becoming a Tree City.
Benefits include an enhanced public image, and a city being eligible to apply for grants for city tree projects and receiving funds for storm management response.
After hearing a presentation on the program, the city agreed to allow Warsaw Park Board to make a recommendation to the city at a later date in joining the program.
Nichols will attend tonight’s park board meeting to discuss the program.
The application to be a part of the program is not due until Dec. 31 to the Arbor Day Foundation.
Council President Elaine Call said she supported the city becoming part of the program.
The program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the USDA Forestry Service and the National Association of State Foresters.
The program’s signs at community entrances tell visitors that it is a community that cares about its environment. It is also an indication to prospective businesses that the quality of life is good in a community.
The application to join the program is a four-step process.
The first step is meeting with community leaders to gain approval of the project, and to create a city tree board to help facilitate the application.
The second step is for the city to adopt a tree ordinance.
The third step is to have a budget study of forestry- related activities for the city. Each Tree City USA site must spend at least $2 per capita on tree-related activities.
The final step is to have an Arbor Day event.
On May 1 at 9 a.m., Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer will plant two Linden trees in Central Park and read an Arbor Day proclamation.
There also will be trees planted throughout the city.
NIPSCO has donated trees and Dogwood Hills Tree Farm will assist with the planting.[[In-content Ad]]
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