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Medford oks more money for trees in city budget

National News: Exeter celebrates Arbor Day (5/12/21)

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Area residents turned out to Exeter’s city park recently in celebration of Arbor Day. The city of Exeter has been a member of the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA program since 1996. During the celebration, the Exeter Tree Board was presented with the Tree City USA 25 year award by Jon Skinner, urban forester from the Missouri Department of Conservation. In attendance for the event were: Sheila Raney, Exeter Tree Board president; Jennifer Taylor; Kirk Wynns, municipal arborist; Skinner; and Ashley Lowe, Tree Board vice president. Taylor is the daughter of Wynns and served as a volunteer during the city’s first few years of planting while she was in high school. She returned to Exeter for the presentation.

A cherry blossom festival is blooming in Greenport this spring

Endicott tree removal leads to resident, village board action

After 35 pear trees were clear-cut on South Street, Endicott residents are pushing for Tree City USA guidelines to govern tree removal.

Plans announced for playscape at Madison Heights Public Library

Plans announced for playscape at Madison Heights Public Library Playscape follows other environmental initiatives, such as tree plantings Advertisement MADISON HEIGHTS Big changes are planned for the property around the Madison Heights Public Library, thanks to a new grant that the city has received from a national nonprofit. The “Play Everywhere” grant was awarded to Madison Heights by KABOOM!, a group that describes its mission as ending “play space inequity.” The grant was awarded in cooperation with the Built to Play initiative, supported by the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, as the grand prize for the Play Everywhere Design Challenge, where a total of $1 million was awarded to projects across southeast Michigan and western New York.