Scarsdale Celebrates Arbor Day

The Village of Scarsdale held its annual Arbor Day Celebration at Crossway Fields at 1:30 PM on Friday, April 25, 2014. The Village celebrated its 31th consecutive Tree City USA designation with the planting of a Red Pin Oak to replace a tree that was lost due to Hurricane Sandy. Trees help define the Village's village-in-a-park character, beautify the community and provide many environmental, social and economical benefits.

The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service. Scarsdale has met the four standards to become a Tree City USA community. Tree City USA communities must have:

1. A tree board or department
2. A tree-care ordinance
3. A community forestry program with annual expenditures of at least $2 per capita
4. An Arbor Day observance and proclamation.

(Picutred at top) Deborah Pekarek, Village Trustee reads a proclamation on behalf of Mayor Robert Steves declaring April 25, 2014 Arbor Day in the Village of Scarsdale.

(Right to left)
Deborah Pekarek, Village Trustee; Madelaine Eppenstein, Co-President of the Friends of Scarsdale Parks;
Lee Fischman, Chair of the Conservation Advisory Council;
Amy Paulin, New York State Assemblywoman; Jared Newman, Legislative Aide – New York Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins

(Photo Credit: John Goodwin)