LAKE HAVASU CITY
www.lhcaz.gov
Charlie
Cassens
Communications & Intergovernmental Affairs
Office
– (928) 854-4212 Cell – (928) 486-8879 Fax – (928) 680-4892
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 14, 2008
Lake Havasu City Receives Tree City USA
Growth Award
Lake
Havasu City has been named a Tree City
USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor the City’s commitment to
community forestry. This is the seventh
year Lake Havasu City has received this national recognition.
Lake
Havasu City has also been awarded the Tree
City USA Growth Award for demonstrating progress in its community forestry
program in the following activity areas:
ž Partnerships
ž New project or organization
ž Tree Planting and Maintenance
ž Tree preservation
The
prestigious Growth Award recognizes environmental improvement and higher levels
of tree care in Tree City USA communities.
The
Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation
with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service.
Lake
Havasu City has met the following four standards to become a Tree City USA
community:
1.
a tree board or
department,
2.
a tree care
ordinance,
3.
a comprehensive
community forestry program, and
4.
Arbor Day
observance
“Trees
in our cities and towns help clean air, conserve soil and water, moderate
temperature and bring nature into our daily lives,” said John Rosenow, Chief Executive of the 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. A community that recognizes
these benefits and provides needed care for its trees and deserve recognition
and thanks.”
For more information contact Jennifer
Slettebo 855-1851.
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