Oregon Arbor Week, March 31

Oregon’s Arbor Week – as designated by the Oregon State legislature – is the first full week of April. This year, some 56 Oregon cities are being recognized as Tree City USA communities. Tree City USA is a program of the National Arbor Day Foundation sponsored by the Oregon Department of Forestry. It recognizes cities that develop programs to plant and care for trees. A new city has been added to Oregon’s Tree City list this year, Stanfield, located in central Oregon. In addition, a grand total of fifty-five Oregon “Tree Cities” earned recertification this year. Along the Oregon Coast: Bandon, Lincoln City, Seaside, Toledo, Coos Bay, Newport, and Tillamook.