Arbor Day Celebration in City will be October 24, 2008
Texas Gold Leaf Award will be presented to City at event
The City Parks & Recreation Department will celebrate Arbor Day on Friday, October 24, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at Blackie Chesher Park (1100 N. Zaragoza St.).
Arbor Day is an excellent opportunity each year to take stock of the trees in the City while encouraging home and business owners about the importance of trees for enhancing the environmental landscape of the city.
City Council Representative Eddie Holguin will on hand as the guest speaker for the event and another highlight of the activity will be the presentation of the Texas Gold Leaf Award by the Texas Forest Service and the Texas Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture.
The award is designed to recognize an individual, organization or community for outstanding Arbor Day Programs that will have a significant impact over several years.
The Parks and Recreation Department is being honored for their Texas State Arbor Day festivities on April 25, 2008 along with theirTree City USA designation earlier in the year and working with several partnering agencies in the city such as Fort Bliss, Neighborhood Associations, School Districts and the Tree Board.
For more information, please call Sam Calhoun at (915) 541-4331.
