CITY OF OROVILLE HOSTING ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION OROVILLE, CA – March 5, 2014 –The City of Oroville Parks and Trees Department invites the community to attend a special program to be held on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Stanford Avenue School, 1801 Stanford Avenue, Oroville, honoring Arbor Day. The community-invited program will begin at 10:00 A.M. with a welcome from Wade Atteberry, Parks & Trees Supervisor, City of Oroville, special greetings from Mayor Linda L. Dahlmeier, followed by information about Arbor Day, planting the right tree in the right place and an equipment demonstration by the City of Oroville Parks and Trees Department. The Tree City USA Flag will be presented by Glenn Flamick, Cal-Fire Professional Forester. The program will conclude with students and City staff planting trees that have been donated by PG&E, Lake Oroville Area Garden Club, Western Environmental Consulting, Inc. and the City of Oroville. For thirty four consecutive years the City has been recognized and honored by the National Arbor Day Foundation as a “Tree City USA.” The City is proud to have over 10,000 trees which provide shade in the summer and beautiful blooms in the spring time. The Tree City USA Program is sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture, Department of Forest Service, and the National Association of State Foresters. A community must meet four standards to be considered. The standards include a comprehensive community forestry program, a tree care ordinance, a tree board or department, and an Arbor Day observance. Arbor Day traces its roots back to 1872 when Sterling Morton, Secretary of Agriculture under President Cleveland, began the program. As the program continued, it took on a new educational character by including teachers and students. Not only does the celebration provide a beautification aspect, but it contributes to a learning environment for historical events, celebrated persons and the study of trees. Forty-four states and territories now celebrate Arbor Day with hundreds of thousands of acres of trees planted by human hands Trees are vastly appreciated for the bountiful products they produce and the beauty they contribute to our environment. They provide many conservation benefits as well, such as: tree roots grip and hold topsoil which slows runoff reducing erosion and water pollution; leafy tree canopies conserve moisture, slow the wind, keep the air clean, help quiet loud traffic noises, and provide shade from the hot sun while creating a welcome home for birds and wildlife. Poet, Joyce Kilmer, perhaps said it best, “I think that I shall never see, a poem lovely as a tree...”
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 02:41:14 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015