The City of Tullahoma will observe Arbor Day on National Arbor Day, Friday, April 29, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. The public is invited to attend the ceremony to celebrate:
• National Arbor Day
• Tullahoma award of Tree City USA for the 19th consecutive year
• Certification of the City’s first Arboretum
• Tullahoma Utility Board’s award of Tree Line USA
The ceremony will be held at the Sunrise Rotary Disc Golf Course at East Park located behind East Middle School. This is also the location of the arboretum which has been named East Park Arboretum.
Mayor Curlee will read the Arbor Day proclamation and introduce the speakers.
Steven Rogers, Forestry Technician Coffee & Warren County, Tennessee Division of Forestry, will present the City with its 19th consecutive Tree City USA Award. To qualify for Tree City USA (administered by the Arbor Day Foundation), a City must have
• A Tree Board
• A tree care ordinance
• A community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita
• An Arbor Day observance and proclamation
Ralph Graham, Chairman of the Tullahoma Tree Board, will recognize Sunrise Rotary President Greg Sandlin for the Club’s contributions toward the arboretum, and will recognize former City Forester J. P. Kraft and current Forester Ian Anderson for their work in making this arboretum possible. He will also provide a brief history of events leading to certification of East Park Arboretum.
The Tullahoma Noon Rotary Club purchased 11 memorial trees for deceased members and agree to their being incorporated into the arboretum and to the Tree Board’s recommended tree species. This brought the total number of trees to 41 and the species to 34.
