This national awards program annually recognizes
New Jersey's towns and cities that meet the standards of the
Tree City, U.S.A. program. These communities have shown an
ongoing commitment to effectively managing their public tree
resources, increasing public awareness and appreciation of
trees, and providing an outstanding structure for a community
forestry program. The State Forestry
Service offers technical assistance in helping a community
obtain Tree City status. Page down for a list of Tree Cities
in New Jersey!
Municiple criteria for Tree City, USA status
All Tree Cities must have:
- Standard 1 A tree board or department
- Standard 2 A city tree ordinance
- Standard 3 A community forestry program with an
annual budget of at least $2 per capita
- Standard 4 An Arbor Day observance
and Proclamation
New Jersey Tree Cities -1995
- Atlantic Highlands
- Bayonne
- Bernards
- Bernardsville
- Boonton
- Branchville
- Cape May
- Chester
- Clinton
- Colts Neck Township
- Cranbury
- Cranford
- Dover (Morris County)
- Dover (Ocean County)
- East Brunswick
- Eatontown
- Englewood Cliffs
- Evesham
- Fanwood
- Freehold
[http://www.injersey.com:80/Media/IJFeatures/Communities/Freehold/index.html]
- Garwood
- Glen Rock
- Hackensack
- Haddonfield
- Hawthorne
- Highland Park
- Interlaken
- Kearny
- Lacey Township
- Lakewood
- Leonia
- Lodi
- Madison
- Manalapan
- Manchester
- Maywood
- McGuire AFB
- Medford
- Merchantville
- Middlesex
- Middletown
- Midland Park
- Millburn
- Montgomery Township
- Montville
- Moorestown
- Morris Plains
- Mountain Lakes
- Mountainside
- NAWC Lakehurst
- New Brunswick
- Newark
- North Hanover
- Nutley
- Oradell
- Paramus
- Parsippany Troy Hills
- Pennington
- Pennsauken
- Piscataway
- Plainsboro
- Princeton
- Ramsey
- Ridgefield Park
- Ridgewood
- Riverside
- Riverton
- Roseland
- Roselle
- Rumson
- Secaucus
- South Brunswick
- South Orange
- Southampton
- Stafford Township
- Tinton Falls
[http://www.injersey.com:80/Media/IJFeatures/Communities/TintonFalls/index.html]
- Trenton [http://www.prodworks.com/trenton/]
- Verona
- Wayne
- West Cape May
- West Orange
- West Windsor
- Wood-Ridge
- Woodbridge
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