{"id":51206,"date":"2025-04-26T04:28:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T04:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/51206\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T04:28:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T04:28:14","slug":"roanoke-earns-2024-tree-city-usa-recognition-from-arbor-day-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/51206\/","title":{"rendered":"Roanoke Earns 2024 Tree City USA Recognition from Arbor Day Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>ROANOKE, Va. <\/strong> \u2013 The Arbor Day Foundation named Roanoke a 2024 Tree City USA in honor of its commitment to plant, grow, and maintain trees to benefit its community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit with a mission to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. The Tree City USA program has recognized cities and towns that leverage urban forestry to enhance the livability and sustainability of their local areas for over 40 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWe all have a role to play in shaping our future and tree champions like Roanoke are leading the way,\u201d said Michelle Saulnier, vice president of programs at the Arbor Day Foundation. \u201cTrees are critical infrastructure, building resiliency, and fostering good health in our nation\u2019s cities. We\u2019re proud Roanoke is among the Arbor Day Foundation\u2019s growing network of communities dedicated to creating positive impact through trees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Headlines &#8211; 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">Have the day&#8217;s biggest stories arrive in your inbox every day at 8 p.m. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In cities and neighborhoods, trees are proven to help mitigate the urban heat island effect, reduce stormwater runoff, improve air quality, and boost mental and physical health. When the right trees are planted in the right places, they can also reduce traffic noise, increase property values, and lower energy costs for homeowners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cIn the many years I\u2019ve lived in Roanoke, I\u2019ve come to appreciate just how deeply nature is rooted in our city\u2019s identity,\u201d added Mayor Joe Cobb. \u201cBeing named a Tree City USA again is not just an accolade \u2014 it\u2019s a reminder that every tree we plant is an investment in our people, our infrastructure, and our future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">To earn Tree City USA recognition, a city must uphold four core standards, including maintaining a tree board or department, having a community tree ordinance, spending at least $2 per capita on urban forestry, and participating in an Arbor Day celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by WSLS 10 &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ROANOKE, Va. \u2013 The Arbor Day Foundation named Roanoke a 2024 Tree City USA in honor of its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5311],"tags":[27446,26396,27447,49,978,659],"class_list":{"0":"post-51206","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-arbor-day-foundation","9":"tag-roanoke","10":"tag-tree-city","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-us","13":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114402381283124798","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}