24-04-2025
High Point gets Tree City recognition
HIGH POINT — The N.C. Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry program has announced that 69 communities, including High Point and Jamestown, have been awarded 2024 Tree City USA designations.
High Point University also was among 12 North Carolina colleges that earned 2024 Tree Campus Higher Education honors.
Tree City USA is a national program that provides the framework for community forestry management for cities and towns. By meeting four core standards of sound urban forestry management, communities can achieve Tree City USA status, N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said.
'Planting trees and responsible urban forest management at the local level, including community involvement and participation in urban forestry recognition programs, are critical to sustaining healthy forest resources in North Carolina,' he said.
Greensboro also earned Tree City USA honors, and UNC Greensboro earned Tree Campus Higher Education honors.
