Apr 26, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - For the 23rd time, Grand Rapids green initiative has been recognized as it receives another Tree City USA award.
1,400 trees were planted by the city last year, and plans on matching that number are being made.
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Grand Rapids Receives Tree City USA Award, Again!
Joe Sulak, parks superintendent for Grand Rapids told WOOD TV, The city has a tree canopy goal of 40%, meaning that if you were to look at the city from the sky, we want to have at least 40% of the city covered with trees.”
Tree City USA, part of Arbor Day Foundation, is greening communities across the country. The program is an opportunity to celebrate the importance of an urban tree canopy and improve care of these vital city trees.
Currently the city is at 34% coverage. With a budget of $100,000, 40% coverage should happen by 2025. The trees are being planted through a partnership with Friends of Grand Rapids Parks and Boston Square Neighborhood. Victor Williams, the founder of the Boston Square Neighborhood Association said,
GR Not Just Beer City USA, But Also Tree City USA
Grand Rapids, Michigan, is known around the country at Beer City USA but for 23 years it has also been known as Tree City USA.
You always hear about those nominations for best beer city or best place to live in magazines like USA Today. Grand Rapids has also cultivated another title for planting trees in the city and has received the Tree City USA award.
The city plants a large number of trees each year and that is why the city has earned the Tree City USA award 23 years straight. Last year city of GR put around 1400 trees in the ground and it looks like the city has plans for 1400 more for 2021.
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