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#ONGRATS TO THE 6ILLAGE OF -OUNT 0ROSPECT
)LLINOIS AND RECENTLY PROMOTED 6ILLAGE &ORESTER $AVE (ULL
ON THE 6ILLAGES ACHIEVEMENT OF 3-! !CCREDITATION
A PEERREVIEWED PROGRAM THAT FORMALLY RECOGNIZES URBAN
AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY EXCELLENCE !CCREDITATION BUILDS
ON THE !RBOR $AY &OUNDATIONS SUCCESSFUL 4REE #ITY 53!
DESIGNATION BY INCORPORATING ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL
STANDARDS RELATED TO MANAGING MUNICIPAL TREES
-OUNT 0ROSPECTS FORMAL FORESTRY PROGRAM BEGAN IN
UNDER 3ANDY #LARK WHO RECENTLY RETIRED AND HAS
BEEN GOING STRONG EVER SINCE !CCORDING TO THE 6ILLAGES
RECENTLY UPDATED URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN THE
-OUNT 0ROSPECTS PARKWAY TREES HAVE AN
APPRAISED VALUE OF MILLION 4HE MAJORITY OF THESE
TREES ARE IN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION LARGELY DUE
TO THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THEY RECEIVE 5SING I4REE
3TREETS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE 6ILLAGES CURRENT
URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES A RETURN OF
FOR EACH DOLLAR SPENT ON THE CARE OF THE 6ILLAGES
PARKWAY TREES
&ORESTER (ULL SAYS h2ECEIVING 3-! !CCREDITATION IS AN
HONOR TO OUR 6ILLAGE 4HE ACCREDITATION HAS PUSHED US TO
STRIVE FOR TOPNOTCH TREE SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE AND TO BE
ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF URBAN FORESTRY FOR YEARS TO COMEv
9OU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT 3-! !CCREDITATION ON THE 3-!
WEBSITE AT WWWURBANFORESTRYCOMSMAACCREDITATION 9OU
CAN READ ABOUT THE 6ILLAGE OF -OUNT 0ROSPECT )LLINOIS
AND THEIR FORESTRY PROGRAM AT WWWMOUNTPROSPECTORG
#ONGRATS TO -OUNT 0ROSPECT 3ANDY #LARK $AVE (ULL AND
ALL THE STAFF OF THE 6ILLAGE
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