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Apache Junction proclaims Arbor Day; parks director details tree plantings and Tree City USA growth award
Summary
Parks and Recreation Director Liz Lingabott updated council on tree‑planting activities, a Tree City USA growth award, and the city’s salvaging and replanting of hundreds of native trees.
Mayor Chip Wilson read a proclamation declaring April 25 National Arbor Day and the council heard an update from Liz Lingabott, the city’s Parks and Recreation Director, on recent tree work and awards.
Lingabott told the council the city received a second‑year Tree City USA designation and a growth award; she said staff and partners will accept the award at the State Capitol. She described several recent projects: an Earth Day event that highlighted trees, a planned tree planting at 4 Peaks Elementary School for National Arbor Day, and a replacement/planting program tied to the SRP Right Tree, Right Place effort.
Lingabott said the city replaced 30 trees that were in jeopardy of interfering with power lines with 90 new trees throughout the community, and reported that the city salvaged 314 native trees from Painted Sky that were used in Blossom Rock and linear parks. She said additional salvaged native trees were reused across the Blossom Rock community.
The remarks were framed as an informational presentation accompanying the proclamation; no formal council action or funding vote occurred during the agenda item.
