BURLINGTON TREE BOARD BURLINGTON TREE BOARD
MEMORIAL TREES
“He that plants trees loves others beside himself.”¾ Thomas Fuller
A plaque has been hung in Burlington City Hall reflecting trees planted in memory of loved ones. If you would like to plant a tree in a city park as a memorial to someone, you should contact the Burlington Tree Board for a list of preferred trees. The donator will be responsible for the cost of the tree and planting. A plate with the donee’s name will be placed on the plaque hanging in City Hall. City of Burlington will construct a memorial wall for tree donors in Oak Park in the near future.
MEMORIAL TREES
For Planting in City Parks
In Memory Of:DONOR:
ADDRESS:
PHONE:
Type of Tree:
Donor is responsible for ordering an approved tree and paying the cost of the tree and planting. / The Burlington City Tree Board was created by Ordinance on October 7, 1992. It is an eight member board that serves without compensation. The Tree Board meets on the third Tuesday of the month at City Hall.
“I am myself and what is around me, and if I do not save it, it shall not save me.” ¾ Jose Ortega Y. Gasset
On December 18, 1996, the City Council passed an Ordinance promoting and protecting public health, safety, and general welfare by providing for the regulation of planning, maintenance, and removal of trees, shrubs, and other plants in the City of Burlington. The Tree Board maintains a Preferred Tree List for small, medium, and large trees for planting in this region of the State.
A Street Tree is defined as a tree, shrub, bush, and all other woody vegetation on land lying between property lines on either side of all streets, avenues, or alleyways within the city. Prior to planting within this area, property owners are asked to check with City Hall to obtain guidelines for the size of tree recommended for the space and distances from the curbs, sidewalks and fire hydrants.
“He who plants a tree plants a hope.” ¾ Lucy Larcom
Any questions may be directed to Jimmy Hugunin Tree Board Secretary (620-364-5334), or any of the Tree Board Members.
TREE BOARD MEMBERS
John Truelove Matt Moon
Jimmy Hugunin Nelda Stitzel
Donna Erbe John Truelove Kevin Boyce Lila Van HornDan Allen, Chairperson
Consultant: Tim McDonnell / Come Celebrate With Us !
Thursday, April 23, 2015
5:30 p.m.
OAK PARK
(located at 12th & Potomac,
near the west blue water tower)
Burlington has been a Tree City USA for 22 Consecutive Years and has been a Growth Award recipient 6 times.
DEDICATION
A bench will be dedicated to Nelda Stitzel And Alfred Mann for their years of dedication to the Burlington Tree Board
ONE FREE TREE PER FAMILY
Courtesy of City of Burlington
BURLINGTON RECEIVES
TREE CITY USA AWARD FOR 22nd YEAR
This is the Twenty second consecutive year Burlington has been named a Tree City USA by The National Arbor Day Foundation.
Burlington has also been a recipient of three Tree City USA Growth Awards for demonstrating progress in its community forestry program in the following activity areas: publicity, street tree pruning, plans for donations.
The Growth Award was created to recognize environmental improvement and higher levels of tree care in Tree City USA communities.
“In the woods we return to reason and faith.”
¾ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Trees and their many benefits to our communities have never been more important,” said JohnRosenow, president of The National Arbor Day Foundation. “Proper tree planting and care today will help ensure cleaner, healthier, more tree-filled cities and towns tomorrow.”
“Tree City USA is a recognized standard of an effective community forestry program,” Rosenow continued. “And the basis of such a program is a commitment to ongoing improvement and renewal.”
“The forests are the flags of Nature. They appeal to all and awaken inspiring universal feelings. Enter the forest and the boundaries of nations are forgotten. It may be that some time an immortal pine will be the flag of a united and peaceful world.” ¾ Enos A. Mills
“Blue sky, golden cloud; What a feeling of forever!
The languid tree-tops lithely remain mysterious.
A sign, you would think.” ¾Alberto Blance, First Star / TREE CITY USA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAMS
A National Arbor Day Foundation program, Tree City USA recognizes U.S. towns and cities which develop comprehensive urban forestry programs.
Tree City USA began as a 1976 Bicentennial project co-sponsored by the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA-Forest Service. The National League of Cities and the U.S. conference of Mayors are now co-sponsors as well.
To become a Tree City USA, a community must meet four standards: a tree board or department, a community tree care ordinance, a comprehensive community program, and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.
Communities complete an application which is sent to their state forester, who reviews the application and forwards it to The National Arbor Day Foundation. Communities achieving Tree City USA status receive a walnut plaque, a Tree City USA flag, and community entrance signs. Communities apply for Tree City USA recertification annually.
Tree City USA is gaining popularity for a number of reasons, according to John Rosenow, president of The National Arbor Day Foundation. “First of all, there is a growing appreciation of the importance of trees to the environmental quality and economic vitality of our cities; second, citizens and elected officials are realizing that a good tree-care program is a wise investment in the future of their community; and finally, a town of any size can participate.”
“The Tree City USA award makes the public more aware of community tree planting and care activities,” Rosenow said. “Citizens become more personally interested in tree planting, and in the care of city trees in parks and along streets.”
Tree City USA also works hand-in-hand with other beautification and civic improvement projects.
[Provided by The National Arbor Day Foundation ]
Of the infinite variety of fruits which spring from the bosom of the earth, the trees of the wood are the greatest in dignity. ¾ Susan Fenimore Cooper / “Trees enrich our lives throughout the year. They reassure us with the rustle of their leaves, give us shade to soothe our overheated bodies and they bring delight to us when we watch birds nest in their boughs. However, it is only during the fall that they wave flamboyant foliage that seems to demand our attention.”- ¾Blue Ridge Parkway: A Guide to Trees
“People in suburbia see trees differently than foresters do. They cherish every one.It is useless to speak of the probability that a certain tree will die when the tree is in someone's backyard .... You are talking about a personal asset, a friend, a monument, not about board feet of lumber.” ¾- Roger Swain
QUOTES about TREES
“I never before knew the full value of trees. Under them I breakfast, dine, write, read and receive my company.” ¾ Thomas Jefferson“A people without children would face a hopeless future: a country without trees is almost as hopeless; forests which are so used that they cannot renew themselves will soon vanish, and with them, all their benefits. ¾ Theodore Roosevelt
“As I age in the world it will rise and spread, and be for this place horizon and orison, the voice of its winds. I have made myself a dream to dream of its rising, that has gentled my nights. Let me desire and wish well the life these trees may live when I no longer rise in the mornings to be pleased with the green of them shining, and their shadows on the ground, and the sound of the wind in them.” ¾ Wendell Berry, Planting Trees