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1 CITY OF TIGARD Respect and Care | Do the Right Thing | Get it Done Arbor Day 2011 April 12, 2011Community Development

2 CITY OF TIGARD Help Us Celebrate! A list of events is available at www.tigard-or.gov/arborday.  Penny's Puppets presents Where Is Lilly the Catapilly?  Tree Care Workshop- Hazard Trees  Terrific Tree Crafts  Urban Forestry Code Revisions Citizen Advisory Committee Meeting  SOLV-IT Ivy Pull

3 CITY OF TIGARD Tree City USA  We met the four requirements to become a Tree City USA for the 10th consecutive year.  We planted over 13,000 trees last year in the City’s parks, schools, and along streams and streets.

4 CITY OF TIGARD Growth Award  Tigard is the recipient of a Tree City USA growth award for expanded urban forestry efforts including:  Street tree planting in Capital Improvement Projects  Sending postcards to all new City residents  Holding community-wide tree events

5 CITY OF TIGARD Celebration Planting  To celebrate Arbor Day and earning the Growth Award, the City and the Tigard- Tualatin School District (TTSD) joined forces to plant over 100 trees on the Metzger Elementary School campus.  In addition, over 100 trees were planted at both the Templeton Elementary and Twality Middle campuses

6 CITY OF TIGARD Arbor Day Celebration  Metzger Elementary School second grade performances  Fifth grade marimba band  Ceremonial planting of six courtyard trees – one for each grade level.

7 CITY OF TIGARD Tree Stewardship Every year the City of Tigard presents Tree Stewardship Awards to individuals, businesses, or organizations who contribute to our city’s beautiful urban forest  To further celebrate urban forestry accomplishments in Tigard during 2009, we would like to recognize the hard work of the Tigard Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.

8 CITY OF TIGARD Parks and Recreation Advisory Board  “The efforts of the PRAB have made a lasting impression on urban forestry in Tigard for generations to come, and this is why they deserve the 2011 Tree Stewardship Award.”  Dave Walsh, Planning Commission President

9 CITY OF TIGARD Thank You  To all of our volunteers and residents who have planted and cared for trees over the past year.


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