Royal Palm Beach Named Tree City USA
Royal Palm Beach has been named a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day
Foundation to honor its commitment to community forestry. It is the eighteenth year Royal Palm
Beach has received this national recognition.
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.
Royal Palm Beach has met the four standards to become a Tree City USA community: a tree
board or department, a tree care ordinance, a comprehensive community forestry program, and
an Arbor Day observance.
"Trees in our cities and towns help clean the air, conserve soil and water, moderate
temperature and bring nature into our daily lives," said John Rosenow, Chief Executive of the
Arbor Day Foundation. "Tree City USA designation recognizes the work of elected officials,
staff and citizens who plant and care for the community forest. Trees are a vital component of
the infrastructure in our cities and towns, and provide environmental and economical benefits. A
community, and its. citizens, that recognize these benefits and provide needed care for its trees
deserves recognition and thanks."
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