{"id":99,"date":"2004-04-19T09:45:11","date_gmt":"2004-04-19T16:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localdev.bransontourist.com\/branson-information\/branson-receives-tree-city-usa-growth-award-for-10th-year\/"},"modified":"2004-04-19T09:45:11","modified_gmt":"2004-04-19T16:45:11","slug":"branson-receives-tree-city-usa-growth-award-for-10th-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bransontourist.com\/branson-receives-tree-city-usa-growth-award-for-10th-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Branson receives Tree City USA Growth award for 10th year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\tFor the 10th consecutive year, the city of \t\t\tBranson has been named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day \t\t\tFoundation.<\/p>\n

Branson is also the recipient of the Tree City USA Growth Award for \t\t\tdemonstrating progress in its community forestry program. The Growth \t\t\tAward was created to recognize environmental improvement and higher \t\t\tlevels of tree care in Tree City USA communities. It’s the seventh \t\t\tyear the city has received this recognition.<\/p>\n

To become a Tree City USA, a community must meet four standards: a \t\t\ttree board or department, a tree care ordinance, a comprehensive \t\t\tcommunity forestry program, and an Arbor Day observance.<\/p>\n

“It’s truly an honor to again receive this environmental \t\t\trecognition,” said Mayor Schaefer. “It’s an award that focuses on a \t\t\tcommitment our city officials and residents have made to plant, \t\t\tmaintain and protect trees so we can pass on an enduring heritage of \t\t\ta vital natural resource to future generations.”<\/p>\n

John Rosenow, president of the National Arbor Day Foundation said \t\t\tTree City USA and the Growth Award uniquely recognize communities \t\t\tlike Branson that have proven their commitment to an effective, \t\t\tongoing community forestry program.<\/p>\n

“The Tree City USA award is an excellent indication that there is a \t\t\tsolid foundation for a process of renewal and improvement \u2013 a \t\t\tprogram of tree planting and care that continues through the years,” \t\t\tRosenow said. “Our congratulations to the Branson community on \t\t\treceiving this national recognition for your tree-care program.”<\/p>\n

The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the National Arbor Day \t\t\tFoundation in cooperation with the National Association of State \t\t\tForesters and the USDA Forest Service.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the 10th consecutive year, the city of Branson has been named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Branson is also the recipient of the Tree City USA Growth Award for demonstrating progress in its community forestry program. The Growth Award was created to recognize environmental improvement and higher levels of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[86],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bransontourist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bransontourist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bransontourist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bransontourist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bransontourist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bransontourist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bransontourist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bransontourist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bransontourist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}