East Windsor Receives Tree City USA Award

EAST WINDSOR, NJ — East Windsor Township has been named a 2020 Tree City USA community by the National Arbor Day Foundation, Mayor Janice Mironov announced on Monday.

East Windsor has earned this recognition for the 21st year, by meeting the four standards set by the Arbor Day Foundation — having a tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, a comprehensive community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita, and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.

The township was also awarded a Tree City USA Growth Award for 2020 — a recognition awarded to communities that “demonstrate higher levels of tree care and community engagement.”

The award recognizes municipalities that achieve major milestones and annual activities that combine to build sustainable community forestry programs.

“East Windsor Township remains committed to a healthy community environment, and we are proud of our long term 21-year designation as a Tree City USA community,"” Mironov said in a statement.

She thanked East Windsor’s elected officials, staff and citizens who “work to grow and enhance our forestry and preserve our environment.”

The Tree City USA program is sponsored by The National Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

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