In honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management, this winter, the Arbor Day Foundation recognized the City of North Bend as a Tree City USA for the 15th consecutive year.
North Bend achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting each of the program’s four requirements:
- A tree board or department
- A tree care ordinance
- An annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita
- An Arbor Day observance and proclamation.
Local tree conservation is essential to our highly livable community, protected by North Bend Municipal Codes (NBMC) 19.10.091 through 19.10.095. The ordinances require the retention of a number of existing trees when sites are developed, describing tree protection areas and native restoration planting. Landscape regulations also require the planting of trees at these sites.
Learn about urban forestry by reading the Energy and Sustainability Element, an integral part of the city’s Comprehensive Plan.
The Arbor Day Foundation is a million-member nonprofit conservation and education organization with a mission to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. Together with the US Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters, there is a combined network of more than 3,600 Tree City USA communities.
Learn more about the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA program, at www.arborday.org/TreeCityUSA.
[information provided by the City of North Bend]
