The Arbor Day Foundation recently released its list of 2010 Tree City Awards. Howell, Michigan was named a Tree City for the 23rd straight year, and Brighton, Michigan received that honor for the ninth year in a row. Congratulations Howell and Brighton!
Four standards must be attained to achieve this recognition, which is open to communities of any size. There must be a Tree Board or Department, a tree care ordinance, an Arbor Day observance and proclamation, and a community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita.
The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation and is run in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters. National Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday of April, this year that's April 29th.
For a complete list of Michigan municipalities that won this award, visit the Michigan DNR website.
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