Monday, April 21, 2014

City of Sterling to Celebrate Arbor Day April 25



***Press Release***


The City of Sterling, Parks, Library and Recreation Department - Forestry Division, will celebrate Arbor Day on Friday, April 25 at 1:30 p.m. There will be a planting ceremony at Columbine Park

In addition, the City of Sterling will celebrate its 26th consecutive year as TREE CITY USA. The Tree City USA Award is provided by The Arbor Day Foundation, in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service, to recognize higher levels of tree care throughout America.

This is a milestone for the City of Sterling and a representative from the Colorado State Forestry Service will be on hand to present the Tree City USA flag to City representatives prior to the tree planting.

Arbor Day is a great opportunity to diversify the tree population in Sterling, creating a stronger urban forest. Representatives from Merino School - Amy Gandee’s 5th grade class and their kindergarten buddies, Little Legg’s Day Care, City Manager, Mayor and PLR Board members will also take part in the award ceremony. Planting the trees from City of Sterling will be Shaw Conter, Superintendent of Parks, Cemetery & Forestry, George Ramos and Clay Combs, Forestry employees.

It has been over 135 years since J. Sterling Morton founded Arbor Day. His simple idea of setting aside a special day for tree planting is now more important than ever. The City of Sterling Forestry Division strives to continue this tradition as it is more important than ever.

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