BURLINGTON RECOGNIZED AS A TREE CITY OF THE WORLD FOR SECOND YEAR RUNNING

BURLINGTON, N.J., April 26 -- City of Burlington issued the following news release:

The City of Burlington has been recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as a Tree City of the World.

This is the second year in a row the City of Burlington has been recognized with this prestigious status for leading the way in urban and community forestry.

To earn Tree Cities of the World recognition, a city must demonstrate its commitment by meeting five program standards: establish responsibility for the care of trees, set rules to govern the management of forests and trees, maintain an updated inventory or assessment of local tree resources, allocate resources for a tree management plan, ...