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Becoming a Tree City USA

There are four basic requirements to gaining Tree City USA status:

  1. A Tree Board or Department
  2. A Tree Care Ordinance
  3. A Community Forestry Program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita
  4. An Arbor Day Observance and Proclamation

The requirements aren’t difficult and are within the reach of any community—large or small. The effort often attracts volunteers, spreading the workload while fostering community pride and spirit.

Learn more about the Tree City USA program at www.arborday.org/programs/treeCityUSA, or call 402-474-5655 for a free booklet.

Conservation Department foresters are available to assist any community needing tree care instruction. For assistance in applying for Tree City USA certification, contact your local Conservation Department forester (see page 3 for regional office phone numbers), or go to www.missouriconservation.org/7367 and scroll down to “Tree City USA,” where you can download a Tree City USA workbook.

 

Tree City USA Communities in Missouri

Certification takes place at the end of the year. The following 70 communities had achieved certification at the end of 2006.

Ash Grove • Ballwin • Blue Springs • Branson • Brentwood • Brunswick
• Cape Girardeau • Carthage • Centralia • Chesterfield • Chillicothe •
Clayton • Columbia • Crestwood • Creve Coeur • Des Peres • Dexter •
Ellisville • Eureka • Exeter • Fayette • Fenton • Ferguson •
Florissant • Gladstone • Grandview • Greendale • Hannibal • Hermann
• Independence • Jackson • Jefferson City • Kahoka • Kansas City •
Kearney • Kirksville • Kirkwood • Lake St. Louis • Liberty • Maplewood
• Marshfield • Maryland Heights • Maryville • Memphis • Mexico •
Mountain View • North Kansas City • Oakland • O’Fallon • Ozark •
Parkville • Plattsburg • Raytown • Richmond Heights • Rock Hill •
Savannah • Springfield • St. Charles • St. Joseph • St. Louis • St. Peters
• Sturgeon • Town & Country • Trenton • Twin Oaks • University City • Warson Woods • Washington • Webster Groves • Willard

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About This Article

Author

author AARON HOLSAPPLE works in Linn as a resource forester. He and his wife, Lynne, enjoy camping with their two very curious daughters, ages 3 and 5. He also plays guitar and enjoys singing.

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author CLIFF WHITE is a life-long Missouri resident. After nearly 10 years as a staff photographer for the Missouri Department of Conservation, Cliff recently took on management duties as Art Director. Now he supervises on an unruly gang of super-creative folks. In his spare time Cliff likes to play old-time folk and bluegrass music, float fish and chase the occasional turkey.

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