Beginning Again
Trees hold special significance in cities and
towns across the world. As a result, more and
more people recognize the value of trees. The
collaboration between local tree planting organi-
zations and state and city urban foresters is vital
to ensuring the trees given out and planted can
survive for many years. With all the uncertainty
that a natural disaster can bring, the Community
Tree Recovery program seeks to offer a promise
that a community can be green once again.
For information about how to plant trees in your
community after a natural disaster or to support
this program, please visit the Arbor Day Foundation
Community Tree Recovery program page.
Alana Tucker is the
program manager for the
Tree City programs at the
Arbor Day Foundation,
including Tree City USA and
Tree Cities of the World.
As an urban planner,
she conducted streets-
cape and parks planning projects in Detroit
prior to coming to the Foundation. She
holds a Bachelor's in International Business
from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
and a Master's of Urban Planning from the
University of Michigan. Her favorite tree is
Populus tremuloides, the quaking aspen. Alana
can be reached at atucker@arborday.org.
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Providing tree care information on overcup oaks
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