Bowling Green has been named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to community forest. This is the 16th year Bowling Green has received this national recognition. 

Bowling Green has met the four standards to become a Tree City USA: having a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, a comprehensive community forestry program and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.

Bowling Green also received a Tree City USA Growth Award for demonstrating progress in its community forestry program in education and public relations, publicity, continuing education for tree managers, and arborist workshops. The prestigious Growth Award honors environmental improvement and higher levels of tree care in Tree City USA communities.

The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service.

For more information, please contact Kim Lancaster at 393-3642.