Arbor Day Celebration 2011

Arbor Day Celebration Event in the Town of Bedford

 Town Supervisor Lee Roberts, the Town Board, the Recreation and Parks Department, Bedford Tree Advisory Board Chairman Michael Serio and members of the Tree Advisory Board (TAB) invite Town residents to join in celebrating Arbor Day 2011 with a tree planting ceremony on Wednesday, April 20th, 11:00AM at the Bedford Hills Community House (BHCH) in Bedford Hills, New York.  A specially selected flowering tree will be planted on Church Street near the Community House. 

            On behalf of the Town Board, Supervisor Roberts will read the annual Town of Bedford Arbor Day proclamation.  Mary Kramarchyk, Urban Forestry Program Coordinator, NYS DEC on behalf of the National Arbor Day Foundation will be presenting the “Tree City USA” designation award to the Town of Bedford. This honor is presented in recognition of the ongoing tree care and tree plantings the Town of Bedford has performed during the past year. This is the 10th year Bedford has been designated as a “Tree City USA”.

            The “Tree City USA” honor is bestowed on communities that have met four qualification standards. They include having a Tree Board or Department, a tree care ordinance, a comprehensive forestry program and have an annual Arbor Day observance and official proclamation. The Town Board is very pleased that the Tree Advisory Board’s ongoing work with the National Arbor Day Foundation has secured this wonderful designation for the Town of Bedford and appreciates the role the TAB serves in working with the Town Board in preserving, protecting, maintaining existing Town owned trees and the planting of trees in Bedford.

 Contact: Mike Serio, Chair, Tree Advisory Board

Email:  treeadvisory@Bedfordny.info