White oaks (Quercus alba) and bur oaks (Q. macrocarpa) shade a park in Glencoe, Illinois, an SMA-Accredited municipality. Photo by John Houde
Mayor's Office for its leadership and commitment to the enhancement and preservation of Atlanta's urban for- est. With pride Caldwell's division celebrates its achieve- ment by adding the accreditation logo to Atlanta's Tree City USA street signs that are posted on some 46 major roads entering the capital City.
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with making SMA Accreditation a priority. "The citizens and elected officials of Aspen make it all possible by hav- ing such a great understanding and appreciation for the community forest and the surrounding natural resources. I owe much of the accreditation to those staff mem-
City of Aspen, Colorado Forester Chris Forman credits the progressive culture of Aspen 10
bers who laid the critical groundwork for our program. Obtaining this accreditation is a great way for me to say thanks to our community, staff, and elected officials for making it possible to apply sound arboricultural prin- ciples to the City of Aspen's community forest."
We end how we started, with Matt Churches, who is rightly proud. "The City of Arlington strives to have one of the most robust urban forestry programs in the state and this accreditation just goes to show that we are one step ahead of the rest. I feel that it makes us stand out from other cities and shows our citizens that our staff is working hard to provide them with a high quality urban forestry program." Congrats to Churches and all the other urban foresters who have brought this highest level of professionalism to their programs.
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