3. Awards
Received
Tree City USA 30th Year
• Elm Injection Program
• Trimmed 1,000 Trees
• Removed 700 Dead,
Dying, or Hazardous trees
• Planted 450 New Trees
• Generated Over $20,000
Through I Heart Evanston
Trees Campaign
Growth Award 13th Year
• Tree Summit and I Heart
Evanston Trees Kick Off
• Green Living Festival
• Hosted Eight-week
Training Course for
Evanston Tree Keepers
4. Only 10 other communities in Illinois have a
longer consecutive award streak than Evanston
(Evanston has been awarded 30 consecutive years!)
Illinois is #3 in the US for number of Tree City USA
communities.
Evanston is one of 310 communities nationwide to
receive award for 30 years or more!!!
5. • Link will be posted on the Forestry web page this
week to make direct donations
• Goal is to raise $25,000 by the end of 2014
• Contact 3-1-1 with questions for Forestry staff
II !
6. We are very proud of our wonderful Forestry Staff and Crews!