In celebration of Northport’s fourth Arbor Day observance, a tree planting ceremony will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. on the northeast corner of the Northport Public School grounds just off Shabwasung Street.
The Arbor Day celebration ceremony is a requirement for Northport’s yearly renewal of its Tree City designation. To achieve tree city USA status, four standards established by the Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters must be met.
These standards include establishing a tree board or department, having a public tree care ordinance, providing a community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita (tree plantings and maintenance), and having an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. Northport is now in its third year as a designated Tree City.