Celebrate Arbor Day with Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan K. Barnett and City staff at the annual Tree Planting Ceremony at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 28, at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm. The City of Rochester Hills will be planting a Black Walnut tree at the Museum, helping to recreate the historic landscape on the park grounds. The tree is symbolic in many ways, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Stoney Creek Village as well as the City’s 33rd consecutive year as a Tree City … [Read more...]
Celebrate Arbor Day by Planting a Tree at Meadow Brook Hall
April 20, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Rochester Hills to Hold Arbor Day Tree Planting Ceremony Mayor Bryan K. Barnett encourages residents to join the City of Rochester Hills and Meadow Brook Hall to roll up their sleeves and celebrate Arbor Day on April 28 by helping to plant new trees on Meadow Brook’s historic grounds. In an effort to revitalize the woodlands and kick-start a maintenance program, Meadow Brook Hall is launching the Woodland Entrance Restoration Program on Arbor Day, April 28, 2017 as a community work day and … [Read more...]
Rochester named ‘Tree City USA’ community by the Arbor Day Foundation
April 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Arbor Day Foundation recently announced that the city of Rochester was named a Tree City USA community for its commitment to urban forestry. It is the first time Rochester has earned this national honor from the Arbor Day Foundation, the nation’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to planting trees. “We are pleased to have received this Tree City USA recognition. It is a nice validation of the things we do as a City to prioritize trees, conservation, and the environment as an … [Read more...]
