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 […]
Arbor Day Recognition
Arbor Day Recognition In honor of Arbor Day 2018, Public Works Forestry staff will plant a tree with students from Central High School on Friday, April 27 at 12:40 p.m. The planting will take place in front of the school on 610 W. University Avenue. The tree is replacing an ash tree that was removed […]
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 […]
City of Champaign Celebrates Arbor Day
City of Champaign Celebrates Arbor Day In honor of Arbor Day 2016, Public Works Forestry staff planted a tree with students from Edison Middle School on April 29. The planting took place along the west side of the school, on Prairie Street. The City of Champaign is celebrating its 31st anniversary as a member of […]
City of Champaign Celebrates Arbor Day
In honor of Arbor Day 2016, Public Works Forestry staff will plant a tree with students from Edison Middle School on Friday, April 29 at 12:00 p.m. The planting will take place along the west side of the school, on Prairie Street. The City of Champaign is celebrating its 31st anniversary as a member of […]
Arbor Day
The Public Works Forestry crew partnered with Holy Cross School on April 25 to plant a paperbark maple tree to celebrate Arbor Day and educate kindergarten students about the importance of trees. Students also helped shovel soil onto the young tree roots to assist in the planting.