Flags fly for Arbor Day

Legion Avenue in Whitehall has a new look with the addition of several flags to celebrate Arbor Day.

Mayor Mary Janacaro-Hensleigh said the town has been gearing up for Arbor Day scheduled for April 27, and she recently came across Tree City USA flags. Several of the flags celebrate Whitehall's 25 years as a Tree City USA.

Janacaro-Hensleigh would like to have the flags out until Memorial Day when the United States Flag will replace them.

TREE CITY USA

According to the Arbor Day Foundation, the Tree City USA program has been greening up cities and towns across America since 1976. It is a nationwide movement that provides the framework necessary for communities to manage and expand their public trees.

More than 3,400 communities have made the commitment to becoming a Tree City USA. They have achieved Tree City USA status by meeting four core standards of sound urban forestry management: maintaining a tree board or department, having a community tree ordinance, spending at least $2 per capita on urban forestry and celebrating Arbor Day.