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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF �
CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
TO: City Council
FROM: Jill Sinclair, Environmental Resources Coordinator
DATE: April 2, 1996
SUBJ: Tree City USA Recognition
I am especially proud to inform you that Chan
an honor for our city to be included in this pre
USA, a community must meet four standards:
ordinance, a comprehensive community forest
proclamation. Our application was reviewed 1
National Arbor Day Foundation for final appr
received a walnut plaque, a Tree City USA'fla
sseia was named a Tree City USA for 1995. It is
pious national program. To become a Tree City
.Tee board or department, a community tree
program, and an Arbor Day observance and
the state forester and then forwarded to the
i1. For our achievement, Chanhassen has
and community entrance signs.
HONORARY TRUSTEES
STEWART UDALL
Chair
Former Secretary of Interior
EDDIE ALBERT
Entertainer
WILLIAM H. BANZHAF
Executive Vice President
Society of American Foresters
DONALD BORUT
Executive Director
National League of Cities
DOUGLAS BEREUTER
U.S. Congressman
ROGER A. CARAS
Special Correspondent
ABC TV News
DICK CAVETT
Entertainer
J. THOMAS COCHRAN
Executive Director
U.S. Conference of Mayors
MRS. EUGENE A. DAVIDSON
Great - granddaughter of
J. Sterling Morton
J. JAMES EXON
U S. Senator
LADY BIRD JOHNSON
Stonewall. Texas
BILL KRUIDENIER
Executive Director
Intl. Society of Arboriculture
JACK LORENZ
Executive Director
Izaak Walton League
J. MICHAEL McCLOSKEY
Chairman
Sierra Club
MAXINE (MRS. FRANK) MORRISON
Former Nebraska
First Lady
JAMES C.OLSON
J. Sterling Morton
Biographer
ERNEST C. SHEA
Executive Vice President
Nat. Assn. of Conservation Districts
JACK WARD THOMAS
Chief
USDA Forest Service
R_E.'TED" TURNER
Chairman
Turner Broadcasting System
LAURENCE D. WISEMAN
President
American Forest Council
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MRS. LEE (CAROLYN) CRAYTON JR.
Chair
HELEN BOOSALIS
vice Chan
LETICIA ROCHE CANO
PRESTON COLE
TONY DORRELL
DR. GARY HERGENRADER
JIM LEUSCHEN
PETER MYERS
DR. JAMES 0 HANLON
PRESIDENT
JOHN ROSENOW
) The National
TM Arbor Da Foundation
211 No. 12th St.. Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 474 -5655
March 20, 1996
The Honorable Don Chmiel
Mayor of the City of Chanhassen
690 Coulter Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Dear Mayor Chmiel:
Congratulations to Chanhassen on being named as a
1995 Tree City USA!
Trees make a world of difference in our
communities. Trees have long been recognized for the
beauty and value they lend to our homes, neighborhoods,
parks and business areas. At the same time, those trees
conserve energy, help clean the air, protect rivers and
streams, and provide a home for wildlife in our towns
and cities.
The Tree City USA award indicates that you take your
municipal tree -care responsibilities seriously.
An effective community forestry program is an
ongoing process of growth and renewal - -a program of
planting and care that continues through the years. As
a Tree City USA, you have a solid foundation for that
process of improvement.
Tree City USA is sponsored in cooperation with the
National Association of State Foresters. State
foresters are responsible for the presentation of the
Tree City USA flag and other materials. We will forward
your awards to Jonathan E. Stiegler in your state
forester's office. They will be coordinating the
presentation with you. It would be especially
appropriate to make the Tree City USA award a part of
your Arbor Day ceremony,
Again, congratulations on receiving this national
recognition for your tree -care program.
Best regard
ALL
John Rosenow
President
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cc: Jonathan E. Stiegler
Jill Sinclair
Americans dedicated to tree planting and environmental stewardship.
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For more information, contact
John Rosenow, President or
Mary Yager, Director of Program
Services (402) 474 -5655
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
News from
The National
Arbor Da Foundation
100 Arbor Avenue • Nebraska City, NE 68410
Chanhassen Named Tree City USA
Chanhassen has been named a Tree City USA by The National
Arbor Day Foundation. It is the first year Chanhassen has
received this national recognition.
The Tree City USA program is sponsored by The National Arbor
Day Foundation in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service and
the National Association of State Foresters.
To become
' standards: a
comprehensive
observance.
a Tree City USA, a community must meet four
tree board or department, a city tree ordinance, a
community forestry program, and an Arbor Day
"Trees make a world of difference in our communities," John
Rosenow, The National Arbor Day Foundation's president, said.
"Trees have long been recognized for the beauty and value they
lend to our homes, neighborhoods, parks and business areas. At
the same time, those trees conserve energy, help clean the air,
protect rivers and streams, and provide a home for wildlife in
our towns and cities."
"An effective community forestry program is an ongoing
process of renewal and improvement - -a program of tree planting
and care that continues through the years," Rosenow said. "The
Tree City USA award is an excellent indication that there is a
solid foundation for that process of improvement."
Americans dedicated to tree planting and environmental stewardship.
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