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For more information, contact: <br />Danny Cohn, 402-473-9563 <br />dcohn@arborday.org <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <br />Arbor Day Foundatiow <br />arborday.org <br />Arbor Day Foundation Names Mounds View Tree City USA <br />Mounds View, MN was named a 2016 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its <br />commitment to effective urban forest management. <br />Mounds View achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program's four requirements: a tree <br />board or department, a tree -care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per <br />capita and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. <br />"Tree City USA communities see the impact an urban forest has in a community first hand," <br />said Dan Lambe, President of the Arbor Day Foundation. "Additionally, recognition brings <br />residents together and creates a sense of community pride, whether it's through volunteer <br />engagement or public education." <br />Trees provide multiple benefits to a community when properly planted and maintained. They <br />help to improve the visual appeal of a neighborhood, increase property values, reduce home <br />cooling costs, remove air pollutants and provide wildlife habitat, among many other benefits. <br />More information on the program is available at arborday.org/TreeCityUSA. <br />About the Arbor Day Foundation: The Arbor Day Foundation is a million member nonprofit <br />conservation and education organization with the mission to inspire people to plant, nurture, and <br />celebrate trees. More information is available at arborday.org. <br />