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Tigard Plants More Trees to Celebrate Growth Award For the first time Tigard is the recipient of a Tree City USA Growth Award for demonstrating progress in its community forestry program. To celebrate Arbor Day and earning the Growth Award, the city and the Tigard-Tualatin School District (TTSD) will join forces to plant over 100 trees on the Alberta Rider Elementary School campus. An Oregon Department of Forestry representative will present the 2008 Tree City USA Growth Award to Mayor Craig Dirksen on April 7, 2009. The Growth Award recognizes environmental improvement and higher levels of tree care in Tree City USA communities. Adding an Urban Forestry section to the city’s Comprehensive Plan and increased tree planting efforts helped make the city eligible for the Growth Award. Tigard also received its eighth consecutive award as a Tree City USA Community by the Arbor Day Foundation. This national recognition honor Tigard’s commitment to community forestry. 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. More information about Tigard’s tree programs and policies can be found on the city's website or read about the Tree City USA program at www.arborday.org/TreeCityUSA. |
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