Southgate’s park and tree board is back. During the Feb. 1 Southgate City Council meeting, recreation and community events council member Aileen Okura announced she had appointed three new members to the previously deactivated board. Last year, with a few board members moving on, the board fell into inactive status. But with new members, it […]
Tag: Tree City
Highland Heights Earns Tree City Designation
Highland Heights city council member John Hoffert reads the letter from the national Arbor Day Foundation recognizing the city as a” Tree City.” by Robin Gee, city council beat editor At its March 3 meeting, Highland Heights city council member John Hoffert announced the city has earned a Tree City designation from the Arbor Day […]
Arbor Day Foundation Names Fort Thomas Tree City USA
Fort Thomas was named a 2017 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. Fort Thomas’s four requirements: a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. […]

