As of January 2009 the city of New Harmony adopted a new city ordinance for a shade tree committee for the preservation of its city trees. Also to help with the planting of new trees on city property. The mayor has proclaimed the 3rd weekend in May of each year for an Arbor Day Celebration. This is the first step in becoming a Tree City USA. Which will help in getting grants for the maintenance of our trees now and to help maintain and grow new trees in the city.
Arbor Day activities for New Harmony Utah.
We will be opening with a flag raising ceremony at 9am, the Mayor Joel Webster will be opening the ceremony with the declaration of Arbor Day.
Kevan Jorgensen will then go over the days activities and the importance of trees in the urban communities.
We will have trees for sale to the public for only 5$ per tree. This money will be used to pay for the removal 2 large Hazardous trees in the community.
There will also be a demonstration of how to prune a mature Apple tree. New Harmony has hundreds of mature apple trees that could use a proper pruning.
We will have food available for lunch.
Plant World and Big Trees Nursery have donated a total of 2 large trees for our Arbor Day. One tree will be dedicated to our first Arbor Day Celebration. The other large tree will be raffled off to a lucky citizen of the community.
Hope to see you all there. May 16th 2009.
Plant Trees in Memory
A vibrant, beautiful tree benefits everyone in this and future generations and is perhaps the most fitting memorial of all. Planting a tree is an act of direct benefit to all.
It can inspire energy, faith, devotion, and courage and carry forward the name of those memorialized in a living, vital way that grows grander with the years.
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