News Release from: City of Salem
Posted: April 9th, 2013 2:10 PM
April is Arbor Month
in Oregon and Salem is celebrating!
Recently, resident Linda Peterson,
the Southeast Salem Neighborhood Association (SESNA), and the City of Salem each
received awards for community forestry activities. Salem's own "tree lady,"
Linda Peterson, received an award from Oregon Community Trees for her tree
advocacy through the years, including serving on several tree committees.
SESNA received national recognition from Alliance for Community Trees
for its neighborhood tree planting efforts and the development of a tree
information booklet.
The City of Salem also received two awards from
the Arbor Day Foundation: its 37th Tree City USA award and its 7th Growth
Award. These awards recognize the City's ongoing and improved community
forestry management and planning, including a recently drafted Community
Forestry Strategic Plan.
The Tree City USA awards will be celebrated at
an April 20, 2013, tree planting at Grant Elementary School. City Council will
present the awards to Linda Peterson and SESNA at the April 22, 2013, Council
meeting.
