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City celebrates Arbor Day with grant funding, 30 years as Tree City USA, and a poster contest with local schools.
Fruita, CO – Timing couldn’t be any better for celebrating Arbor Day in the City of Fruita. Each year, the City of Fruita celebrates Arbor Day locally, but this year is special. This Arbor Day, the city is celebrating a grant award from the Colorado Tree Coalition and Xcel Energy Foundation which will help plant new trees in the community. The city is also celebrating its 30th year being recognized as a Tree City USA recipient.
The $4,000 Colorado Tree Coalition and Xcel Energy Foundation grant will help the City of Fruita plant six new trees in downtown Fruita as part of the North Mulberry Street Outdoor Plaza project. This project will create a gathering area in downtown Fruita with seating, fire pits, bike racks, benches, kid activities, as well as shade features. Having trees in this space will help keep the plaza shaded and cool.
The Arbor Day Foundation recognizes communities who make planting and properly maintaining trees a priority with the Tree City USA recognition. The City of Fruita is proud to be a recipient of this award for the past 30 years. The Arbor Day Foundation is a million-member nonprofit conservation and education organization with the mission to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees.
To celebrate Arbor Day locally, each year the city hosts the statewide Arbor Day poster competition with Fruita 5th grade classes. Local 5th grade students participated in the competition by creating a poster displaying this year’s theme, “Dream as Big as Trees.” Local poster winners were sent to the state to compete in the statewide level competition. The Colorado Tree Coalition Board of Directors will select a State Winner. The winning student will receive a $500 gift card, their original poster professionally framed, and other supplemental prizes. To recognize the local poster winner, the City of Fruita plants a tree at the winning school on Arbor Day and the 5th grade student is recognized by Administration and City Staff.
During the Fruita City Council meeting on April 18, 2023, the Fruita City Council proclaimed April 28, 2023, as Arbor Day in Fruita city limits. The City of Fruita recognizes the importance of trees and continues to find ways to nourish mature trees, plant new ones, and educate the significance of of tree care. To learn more about City of Fruita projects and services, please visit fruita.org.
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Media Contact: Ciara DePinto, Communications and Engagement Specialist, cdepinto@fruita.org, 970-858-3663
