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Apache Junction renews Tree City USA status; staff earn growth award for tree salvage work
Summary
Parks staff said the city renewed its Tree City USA designation and earned the Arbor Day Foundation Growth Award for work that included salvaging and replanting 314 boxed trees and a SRP 'Right Tree, Right Place' project that replaced 30 at‑risk trees with 90 new trees.
Liz (Parks and Recreation staff) told the commission on March 5 that the city’s Tree City USA applications were approved and that Apache Junction received a Growth Award from the Arbor Day Foundation.
The application materials highlighted tree salvage and reuse tied to recent park projects. Liz said 314 trees removed during construction at Painted Sky/Blossom Rock were boxed, cared for and replanted across park spaces and linear parks. The…
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