
Two ceremonies at Venable will mark the occasion. First, at 8 a.m. Venable students will be involved in an Arbor Day event. Second, at 10 a.m. the public is invited to a brief ceremony with the local forester from the Virginia Department of Forestry. Materials related to the city’s continued designation as a Tree City USA locality will be presented and an Arbor Day Proclamation will be read.
The Arbor Day Foundation grants the Tree City USA designation to localities that maintain a tree board or department, have a community tree ordinance, spend at least $2 per capita on urban forestry and celebrate Arbor Day.