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Acworth proclaims Georgia Arbor Day, highlights Tree City status and community garden output
Summary
The Acworth council proclaimed Feb. 20 as Georgia Arbor Day, honored 36 years as a Tree City, and highlighted the tree commission's work and a community garden that has donated about 6,176 pounds of produce, officials said at the Feb. 19 meeting.
The Acworth mayor and board of aldermen proclaimed Friday, Feb. 20 as Georgia Arbor Day and recognized the city’s 36th consecutive Tree City designation, officials said at the Feb. 19 meeting.
The proclamation, read at the meeting, noted the value of urban trees for property values and quality of life and traced Arbor Day’s origins to J. Sterling Morton’s proposal in 1872. M. Perkins, representing the city’s tree commission, described the commission’s quarterly work and plans to give away tree saplings to residents as part of the celebration.
“So, I’m Kim W. I serve as the director of parks and recreation,” Kim W. said, summarizing the department’s role supporting the tree commission and Acworth’s community garden. Kim W. said the community garden is now in its fifth year and “to date we are at 6,176 pounds” of donated produce that supports senior housing and other local recipients.
Ash Gordon Fox, who was also recognized during the presentation, and other staff were thanked for their work maintaining plantings and engagement efforts.
The Tree City designation, the proclamation said, is awarded by the Arbor Day Foundation in recognition of municipal tree-management programs. The city will distribute saplings and hold related community events tied to the Arbor Day observance.
