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Contact UsArbor Day Foundation Recognizes Township for 13th Consecutive Year
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – (April 19, 2024) - The Arbor Day Foundation once again recognized Robbinsville Township as a Tree City USA Community for the 13th consecutive year in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management.
The Township also received the prestigous Tree City USA Growth Award for demonstrating environmental improvement and an outstanding level of tree care. The municipality will plant a new Japanese Zelkova tree on Arbor Day, April 26, at Miry Run along the driveway entrance for the Police Training Range at 10 a.m.
The Tree City USA program is sponsored in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the US Forest Service. More than 3,400 cities and towns have been recognized as a Tree City USA community. Robbinsville, which has planted approximately 13,000 trees over the past 12 years, once again met the program's four requirements:
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* Forming a tree board or department
* Creating a tree-care ordinance
* Annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per-capita
* Hosting an Arbor Day observance and Proclamation
Robbinsville initially gained 5,771 new trees from the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in the spring of 2015 to make up for the nearly 115 acres of forested land the Township ceded for the turnpike expansion.
"Tree City USA communities see the positive effects of an urban forest first-hand," said Dan Lambe, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. "The trees being planted and cared for by Robbinsville are ensuring that generations to come will enjoy a better quality of life. Additionally, participation in this program brings residents together and creates a sense of civic pride, whether it's through volunteer engagement or public education."
Founded in 1972, the Arbor Day Foundation is a nonprofit conservation and education organization of one million members, with the mission to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. More information on the Foundation and its programs can be found at www.arborday.org/TreeCityUSA.
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