IDEAS FOR IMPROVING YOUR TCUSA PROGRAM

The following list can be used as a source of ideas to enhance your Tree City USA program. Don’t limit yourself to the options listed here. Creativity is encouraged.

• Education
• School Arbor Day programs – essay, poem/poster contest, plays/skits, tree planting, etc.
• Attend state community forestry conference offered by the NC Urban Forest Council.
• Participate in tree care workshops.
• Watch webinars offered by NC Urban Forest Council and other urban forestry groups.
• Attend conference(s) such as those offered by the ACTrees, ISA, etc.
• Tree recycling program.
• Proper tree planting and/or workshops on proper tree care.
• Publications.

• Group/Community Activities
• Representation at the Tree City USA Recognition ceremony.
• Dedication of Tree City USA sign or flag.
• Memorial tree plantings.
• Involve local businesses: Marketing

• Awareness/Promotion
• News media – radio, TV, newspaper, public access stations, web sites.
• Public meetings.
• Community organizations.
• Champion Tree program.
• Youth programs (Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts, YMCA, schools).
• Utilize materials from the North Carolina Urban Forest Council.
• Identify your TCUSA status in the NC League of Municipalities fall conference guide.

Resources - Links to organizations and information that may help managing your Tree City, Campus or Line USA

• Helpful Organizations
• NC Urban Forest Council
• Arbor Day Foundation
• ACTrees
• International Society of Arboriculture
• American Forests
• Interface South
• i-Tree (includes tools such as ECO, STREETS, and CANOPY)

• Grant Information
• NC Environmental Education
• Environmental Protection Agency
• US Government

• Learning Tools
• Tree Board University
• NC Urban Forest Council