Representatives of the City of Shawnee and the Shawnee Tree Board received special recognition for tree care at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City this week. Shawnee has participated in the Tree City USA program for nine years.
Shawnee is among 23 cities, two Air Force bases and five public utilities that have been designated as a Tree City USA community or Tree Line USA utility in Oklahoma this year. In addition, the University of Science and Arts in Chickasha and Northeastern State University in Tahlequah have attained Tree Campus USA status.
To earn Tree City USA status from The National Arbor Day Foundation, a city must establish a tree board, create a tree ordinance, spend at least $2 per capita annually on a community forestry program and celebrate Arbor Day with an official proclamation and city-wide observance.
Shawnee planted and maintained trees and distributed educational material throughout the year to earn the Tree City USA recognition. The city partnered with The Tree Bank Foundation of Oklahoma and the Apache Foundation to distribute trees during the year with 1,000 trees given away in the fall at the Shawnee Expo Center.
James Bryce, Interim Director of Operations, stated, “If it was not for the dedication, volunteerism, and coordinating efforts of the Shawnee Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee and the Master Gardeners, this event probably would not have happened. We have an excellent volunteer base that helps Shawnee be recognized for many things.”
For more information about how your community or campus can get involved, contact Mark Bays at 405-522-6150 or mark.bays@oda.state.ok.us.
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Representatives of the City of Shawnee and the Shawnee Tree Board received special recognition for tree care at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City this week. Shawnee has participated in the Tree City USA program for nine years.
Shawnee is among 23 cities, two Air Force bases and five public utilities that have been designated as a Tree City USA community or Tree Line USA utility in Oklahoma this year. In addition, the University of Science and Arts in Chickasha and Northeastern State University in Tahlequah have attained Tree Campus USA status.
To earn Tree City USA status from The National Arbor Day Foundation, a city must establish a tree board, create a tree ordinance, spend at least $2 per capita annually on a community forestry program and celebrate Arbor Day with an official proclamation and city-wide observance.
Shawnee planted and maintained trees and distributed educational material throughout the year to earn the Tree City USA recognition. The city partnered with The Tree Bank Foundation of Oklahoma and the Apache Foundation to distribute trees during the year with 1,000 trees given away in the fall at the Shawnee Expo Center.
James Bryce, Interim Director of Operations, stated, “If it was not for the dedication, volunteerism, and coordinating efforts of the Shawnee Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee and the Master Gardeners, this event probably would not have happened. We have an excellent volunteer base that helps Shawnee be recognized for many things.”
For more information about how your community or campus can get involved, contact Mark Bays at 405-522-6150 or mark.bays@oda.state.ok.us.
