Arbor Day Celebration

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Friday, April 28, 2023

Time: To Be Determined

Location: Radnor Nature Park-20 Matsonford Rd, Wayne

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2022 Arbor Day Flyer

2022 marked an unprecedented year with Radnor Township celebrating it's 30th year milestone of being awarded the coveted Tree City USA Award! 2020 also marked 150 years of Arbor Day in the United States.

Numerous plantings took place across Radnor Township the week of Arbor Day, essentially make it a celebration of 'Arbor Week'!

On Saturday April 23, members of Radnor Township's Shade Tree Committee led a group of volunteers who joined together to plant 28 bare root trees at the Willows Park, Odorisio Park and Clem Macrone Park.

On Friday, April 29, members of the community joined together to plan 4 additional trees at Odorisio Park while celebrating with the PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR) Bureau of Forestry representative.

Special thank you to the wonderful support of:

Radnor Board of Commissioners
Shade Tree Committee
Members of the Township Public Works Department, who planted an additional 52 trees
James Gibbons Landscaping, which planted an additional 16 trees in Township right of ways
Radnor Conservancy for their generous contributions
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) for their generous contributions
Tree planting by 30 hard working volunteers from DaVita Corporation
Site captains from the Radnor Shade Tree Commission and Radnor Tree Tenders (many of whom are Radnor Conservancy members

Radnor Township truly embodies all that it means to be a Tree City USA!

In 1872, J. Sterling Morton from Nebraska City proposed a tree planting holiday to be called Arbor Day at a meeting of the State Board of Agriculture. Prizes were offered to counties and individuals for properly planting the largest number of trees on that day. It was estimated that more than 1 million trees were planted in Nebraska on the first Arbor Day. During the 1870s, other states passed legislation to observe Arbor Day and the tradition began in schools in 1882. By 1894, Arbor Day was celebrated in every state and has now spread to other countries.

Each year the Parks & Recreation Department plans an Arbor Celebration in recognition of the holiday. Radnor Township joins forces with various community groups to plant trees around the township and celebrate the origins of Arbor Day.

*Please be advised pictures/video may be taken at this event.

Previous Events

2022 Event Recap

2021 Event Recap

2019 Arbor Day Celebration Recap

2018 Arbor Day Celebration Recap

2017 Arbor Day Celebration Recap

About Tree City USA

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.

The benefits of being a Tree City USA community include the following:

Trees help reduce costs for energy, storm water management, and erosion control. Trees yield up to 3 times their cost in overall benefits to the city, averaging $273 per tree.
Trees help cut energy consumption by up to 25%. Studies indicate that as few as 3 additional trees planted around each building in the United States could save our country $2 billion, annually, in energy costs.
Having trees boosts property values across your community. Properly placed trees can increase property values from 7-21%, and buildings in wooded areas rent more quickly and tenants stay longer.
Trees facilitate building stronger ties to your neighborhood and community. Trees and green spaces directly correlate to greater connections to the neighborhood and neighbors.

Honor your community and demonstrate your commitment to a healthier environment through Arbor Day celebrations and Tree City USA recognition.

Tree City USA Qualifications

In order to qualify as a Tree City USA community, a township must meet 4 standards established by The Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters. These standards were established to ensure that every qualifying community would have a viable tree management plan and program. It is important to note that they were also designed so that no community would be excluded because of size.

To qualify, the city must have: