Arbor Day & Tree City USA

Celebrating Arbor Day & Tree City USA! 

Thanks to all who came out for the Village of Bronxville's Arbor Day Celebration on April 24th at the Bronxville Giving Garden! Bronxville is proud to be certified as a Tree City USA.

Mayor Mary Marvin, Trustee Helen Knapp, Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, Village Administrator Jim Palmer and Bronxville Green Committee Chair Ellen Edwards were in attendance to kick off the event which included the planting of a Black Tupelo tree on Village lawn.

In addition, free compost, red maple tree saplings and information about food scrap recycling was available. We love Arbor Day! 

Tree City USA

Bronxville is proud to once again be recognized as a Tree City USA community. In 1976, the Abor Day Foundation began the Tree City USA program to provide communities with a framework to maintain and grow their tree cover and to celebrate their work and their commitment to the environment.  Today, more than 3,600 communities participate from all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico.

There are many reasons why this designation and protecting Bronxville’s trees are important. 

Trees help to:

Mitigate climate change

• Reduce flooding and provide cooling

• Remove air pollution and muffle noise

• Provide privacy for our homes and habitat for wildlife

• Contribute to our mental and physical well-being

• Increase property values