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Arbor Day Foundation Names Urbana Tree City USA and Growth Award Winner

Submitted by BridgetB on March 28, 2019 - 11:24am

White Oak in Urbana IllinoisUrbana was named a 2018 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. The community also received a Tree City USA Growth Award for demonstrating environmental improvement and an increasingly higher level of tree care.

The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters.

Urbana achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program’s four requirements: a tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.

UPTV Wins Regional Awards

Submitted by JasonL on March 21, 2019 - 11:08am

The City of Urbana is pleased to announce Urbana Public Television will recieve two awards at the 7th Annual Best of the Midwest Media Fest and Awards Banquet.  The banquet recognizes the best community access television programs in the Midwest.

City staff will be recognized for their instructional video, How to Aerate Your Lawn.  The video features City Arborist Mike Brunk explaining how residents can utilize the Landscape Recycling Center to grow and maintain a healthy turf.  Woolard Marketing Consultants' Bonnie Woolard wrote the script.

"Mike Brunk's passion for Urbana and education come through on the camera each and every time I work with him.  His knowledge is what made this video such a delight to produce," commented UPTV Station Manager, Jason Liggett.

Be Weather-Ready this Spring

Submitted by BridgetB on March 8, 2019 - 1:54pm

 

FEMA Weather APP

Stormy Central Illinois

While there is nothing we can do to stop severe thunderstorm, lightning, tornadoes, or floods from developing, there are things that everyone can do to minimize the impacts of severe weather on our lives. According to the National Weather Service, the following precautions can be taken to prepare for severe weather:

STAY INFORMED

Urbana Bicycle Master Plan Recognized

Submitted by BridgetB on March 7, 2019 - 12:07pm

Lauren Crabtree, Craig Shonkwiler, Joseph Schwieterman, and Kevin GarciaUrbana's Bicycle Master Plan was recognized by the the Chaddick Institute and was featured in the Illinois Municipal Policy Journal that past fall, 2018. The Chaddick Institute evaluated over 1,400 Illinois communities outside of the Chicago metropolitan area with regard to promoting non-automotive forms of travel. Their research was featured in an article in the Illinois Municipal Policy Journal. Click here to read the article.

Urbana and Charleston were featured for their work promoting bicycle travel, Peoria for its transit service, and Galesburg and Rock Island for promoting walkability.

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