Mayor Ron Nirenberg said the recognition validates San Antonio's 20-year effort to protect tree canopy in the city.
program is a partnership between the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Created in 2019, the program recognizes cities committed to ensuring their urban forests and trees are, “properly maintained, sustainably managed, and duly celebrated.
Being named a Tree City of the World connects San Antonio to other cities that are investing in urban forests and holds the city accountable to its commitment to the trees. Holinsky said ongoing tree planting projects and tree maintenance work over the past fiscal year inspired the creation of a new urban forestry division under the Parks and Recreation Department. A team of horticulturists and project managers were hired to get extra trees across the city.
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