Canal Winchester was recently named a 2021 Tree City USA Community by the Arbor Day Foundation. The designation honors the city’s commitment to effective urban forest management. Canal Winchester has been recognized as a Tree City USA community for 29 consecutive years.
Each Tree City USA community receives recognition by meeting the program’s four requirements: a tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita, and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.
According to the Arbor Day Foundation, trees provide many benefits to a community when properly planted and maintained. In addition to improving neighborhood aesthetics, trees generally increase property values, reduce home cooling costs, reduce air pollution, and provide an excellent natural habitat for wildlife.
More information on the Tree City USA program is available at www.arborday.org/TreeCityUSA.
PHOTO: Representatives from the City of Canal Winchester gather at the Tree City USA awards presentation in Mount Vernon, OH, on Thursday, April 21. From left to right: Dick Miller, Canal Winchester Urban Forester; Patrick Burks, Canal Winchester Street Tree Advisory Board Member; Mike Ebert, Mayor of Canal Winchester; Austin Lynch, Canal Winchester Urban Forestry team member
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