Thirty-six Percent of New Hampshire's Residents Live in Tree City USA Communities!

What is TREE CITY USA?

TREE CITY USA is a national Award Program which recognizes towns and cities across the United States with a documented commitment to an outstanding, comprehensive urban forestry program. The TREE CITY USA Award program is sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation, the U.S. Forest Service, and the National Association of State Foresters.

TREE CITY USA Award designation provides recipient communities with direction, professional education, technical assistance, public recognition, and state and national recognition for the community's urban forestry programs.

Updated April 2007

How many TREE CITY USA communities are there in the United States? Over 3,200

Which state has the most TREE CITY USA communities?

Ohio, with more than 200 communities.

How many TREE CITY USA communities are there in New Hampshire?

24, Alstead, Claremont, Concord, Dover, Durham, Franconia, Franklin, Hanover, Keene, Laconia, Lebanon, Lyme, Manchester, Meredith, Nashua, Newbury, New London, Orford, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Rochester, Somersworth, Tilton and Wolfeboro.

How long has New Hampshire participated in the TREE CITY USA Award Program?

Twenty-nine years, since 1978 when Durham became the first New Hampshire TREE CITY USA Community.

How long have other New Hampshire TREE CITY USA communities participated in the program?

How many New Hampshire TREE CITY USA communities have successfully earned TREE CITY USA Growth Awards in 2007? 2, Meredith and Nashua

A community may be eligible for the TREE CITY USA Growth Award if it is a TREE CITY USA for at least the second consecutive year and has spent at least as much on its community forestry program this year as it did last year. TREE CITY USA Growth Award recipients receive TREE CITY USA Growth Award banner stickers for community entrance signs, a plaque, and appropriate local and national recognition. In subsequent qualifying years the community receives additions to the award plaque and signs denoting the year.

How many New Hampshire utilities have successfully earned the TREE LINE USA Award in 2007?

1, National Grid received the only TREE LINE USA Award in New Hampshire for the seventh consecutive year.

How many other New England states participate in the TREE CITY USA Award Program and how many award-winning communities are there per state?

Massachusetts (76); Maine (14); Connecticut (12); Rhode Island (9); and Vermont (7)

What must a community do to qualify as a TREE CITY USA Award-Winning Community?

Communities must meet four standards, which are described here on the National Arbor Day Foundation's web site:

http://www.arborday.org/programs/TreeCityStandards.cfm

Who sponsors the TREE CITY USA Awards Program?

The TREE CITY USA Awards Progam is sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters.

Who to contact in New Hampshire for more information and to apply for the TREE CITY USA Award Program?

Mary K. Reynolds, Urban Forester

New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development

Division of Forests and Lands

PO Box 1856-172 Pembroke Road

Concord, NH 03302-1856

Telephone: (603) 271-2214 x-325

Email: mary.reynolds@dred.state.nh.us

More information on the New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands and the National Arbor Day Foundation and their programs is available online at www.nhdfl.org and www.arborday.org.

The next deadline for the TREE CITY USA Award Program Application is

December 31, 2007.