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Tree City USA

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The Tree City USA® program, sponsored by The National Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters, provides direction, technical assistance, public attention, and national recognition for urban and community forestry programs in thousands of towns and cities. The new numbers report that over 125 million people live in a Tree City USA today!  More information about Tree City USA and other programs is at www.arborday.org/treecityusa/

We now have 42 Tree Cities in Montana!

Anaconda, Big Timber, Billings, Bozeman, Broadus, Butte-Silver Bow, Choteau, Colstrip, Columbia Falls, Cut Bank, Dillon Drummond, Eureka, Forsyth, Fort Benton, Glendive, Great Falls, Hamilton, Harlowton, Havre, Helena, Kalispell, Laurel, Libby, Livingston, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Manhattan, Missoula, Polson, Red Lodge, Ronan, Roundup, Shelby, Sheridan, Sidney, Stanford, Townsend, Valier, White Sulphur Springs, Whitefish, Whitehall and Wolf Point.

Congratulations!

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Participation Requirements

There are four standards that a community must meet in order to achieve the Tree City USA designation. They include:

  1. Establish a tree board or department
  2. Write a Tree Care Ordinance
  3. Commit at least $2 per capita annually to your community forestry program
  4. Celebrate Arbor Day

For more detailed information on becoming a Tree City USA community, download The Tree City USA Guides and/or contact the community forester in your region. To apply to become designated, download a Tree City USA Application.

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Growth Awards

Growth Award for Tree City USA The Tree City USA Growth Award is provided by The National Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service, to recognize environmental improvement and encourage higher levels of tree care throughout America. This award recognizes achievement and communicates new ideas and helps leaders of all Tree City USA communities to plan for improving community tree care. There are now 534 Growth Award recipients. Montana currently has 7 Growth Award communities, including: Colstrip, Fort Benton, Kalispell, Polson, Shelby, Sidney, and Townsend.
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Application Resources

Certification Application

Re-Certification Application

Growth Award Application

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Need some more guidance with your application?

Worksheets and Downloadable Documents are available at http://www.arborday.org/programs/treecityusa/apply.cfm