LEXINGTON — Gene Parkison never did figure out why his wife loved trees so much. “She always said there’s a beauty in a tree,” Parkison recalled Friday morning, standing on the lawn of Lexington’s village square. Carol Parkison, who passed away in August, led the charge to get and keep Lexington’s Tree City USA designation. The […]
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Lexington selected Tree City USA
LEXINGTON — Lexington has been named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to its community forest. It is the 39th year Lexington has received this national recognition. “Trees in our cities and towns help clean the air, conserve soil and water, moderate temperature, and bring nature into […]
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Shelby Shade Tree Commission celebrates Arbor Day
Commission members began this year’s observance by visiting a tree planted on Grand Boulevard by Shelby resident Mary Hooks.
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Mansfield celebrates Arbor Day with tree plantings at Mansfield Art Center
MANSFIELD — Louis Andres was back in his element on Friday morning. Back to nature, that is, for a man who began his 40-year career parks and recreation career in 1978 with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources as a park naturalist. The City of Mansfield’s public works director filled in for Mayor Jodie Perry as Mansfield […]
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Mansfield earns Tree City USA title; Arbor Day to be celebrated April 26
MANSFIELD — Mayor Jodie Perry has announced the National Arbor Day Foundation has named the City of Mansfield a “Tree City USA” for the 29th consecutive year. To receive this award, a community and its Shade Tree Commission must demonstrate a commitment to implementing a sound urban forestry policy. The City of Mansfield Shade Tree […]
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Arbor Day Foundation selects Shelby as a 2023 Tree City USA
Shelby was named a 2023 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to effective urban forest management.