National Resources

The Tree City USA® program, sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters, provides direction, technical assistance, public attention, and national recognition for urban and community forestry programs in thousands of towns and cities that more than 135 million Americans call home.

Being recognized as a tree city has the benefits of providing standards for city tree resources, offering education on tree value and use, presenting a positive city image, increasing citizen civic pride, financial assistance preference for tree and forestry programs, and increased publicity with the Tree City USA award.

In San Diego County the following are recognized Tree Cities:

• Carlsbad
• Chula Vista
• Coronado
• El Cajon
• La Mesa
• Oceanside
• Poway
• Santee

Toll Free Phone: 1-888-448-7337
Call: 402-474-5655
Phone Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00AM to 5:00PM CST

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Arbor Day Foundation

The Arbor Day Foundation is the world's largest non-profit tree planting organization with over one million members world-wide, each of them sharing our vision of inspiring people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. These members support the Foundation's many tree planting programs and promote environmental stewardship where they live and around the globe.

This site is an incredible resource with links to a wide range of information about trees.

The Arbor Day Foundation supports three major recognized programs

Tree City USA provides direction, technical assistance, public attention, and national recognition for urban and community forestry programs in thousands of American towns and cities.

Tree Line USA recognizes the best practices in utility arboriculture.

For Utility Companies this means:

• Lower line clearance costs resulting from proper pruning.
• Improved rights-of-way management as a result of "right tree, right place" plantings
• Increased public exposure by meeting Tree Line USA requirements, resulting in community tree planting and public education
• Lower peak energy demand through increased canopy and better placement of trees
• Increased reliability of service because properly pruned and maintained trees with healthy root systems will mean less decay and structural weakness, and fewer downed lines during storms
• Collaborative urban forest management opportunities between the utility and other groups that impact community trees
• More trees will help absorb carbon dioxide produced by power plants that burn fossil fuels

For Communities this means:

• Healthier and more abundant community forests
• Reduced tree mortality resulting from proper pruning and trenching/ tunneling practices
• Increased reliability of service because properly pruned and maintained trees result in fewer downed lines during storms
• Reduced energy costs to consumers through strategically planted trees for energy conservation and a broader urban forest canopy

Tree Campus USA colleges and universities effectively manage their campus trees and strive to engage their student body as well as their broader community to establish and sustain healthy community forests for the benefit of current and future residents.:

Toll Free Phone: 1-888-448-7337
Phone: 402-474-5655
Phone Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00AM to 5:00PM CST

Send an Email Message via their web site.