Items tagged: Arbor Day Foundation

City Named a Tree City USA for 39th Year

The City is proud to announce it has been named a 2023 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of our commitment to effective management of our urban forest.  The City received the Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program’s four requirements:  Having a forestry division, a tree care ordinance, an […]


City of Champaign Celebrates Arbor Day

In honor of Arbor Day 2019, Public Works Forestry staff will plant two trees with students from Next Generation School on Friday, April 26 from 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The planting will take place in the parkway on Lancaster Drive (south side of the school). The City of Champaign is celebrating its 34th anniversary […]


City of Champaign Named a Tree City USA for 34th Consecutive Year

City of Champaign Named a Tree City USA for 34th Consecutive Year The City of Champaign is proud to announce it has been named a 2018 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of our commitment to effective management of our urban forest. The City received Tree City USA recognition by meeting […]


Champaign Receives Tree City USA Designation for 33rd Year

Champaign Receives Tree City USA Designation for 33rd Year The City of Champaign has been designated as a Tree City USA for 2017. The City has received this designation, sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in partnership with the USDA Forest Service, the USDA Urban and Community Forestry Program, and  the National Association of State […]


City of Champaign Celebrates Arbor Day

In honor of Arbor Day 2017, Public Works Forestry staff will plant a tree with students from Holy Cross School on Friday, April 28 at 10:00 a.m.  The planting will take place in front of the school on 410 W. White Street.  The tree is replacing an ash tree that was removed due to Emerald […]


Champaign Receives Tree City USA Designation for 32nd Year The City of Champaign has been designated as a Tree City USA for 2016. The City has received this designation, sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and National Association of State Foresters, annually since 1984. To be designated as […]