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Community Helps Plant Over 35 Trees at West Third Street ‘Re-Tree-Ing’ Event

May 15, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Several dozen people showed up Saturday to help plant the 37 trees that now line the block of West Third Street where the former Cathedral Oak trees stood. The "Re-Tree-Ing" event held by the Jamestown Parks Department was part of the annual Arbor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Rescue Plan, Arbor Day, Arbor Day Foundation, Cathedral Oak trees, Chautauqua Art Gallery, Dan Stone, Eddie Sundquist, Jamestown Parks Recreation and Conservation Department, Joan P. Shevory Citizen Forester Award, Leslie Calimeri, Tree City USA, Urban Forestry Fund, West Third Street Redesign

JCC Celebrates 14th Year as Tree Campus USA, Designation as Certified Wildlife Habitat

May 5, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown Community College celebrated its 14th year as a Tree Campus USA by planting seven trees on its campus for Arbor Day. Tree Campus USA is a national program that was created in 2008 to honor colleges and universities for effective campus … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arbor Day, Arbor Day Foundation, Becky Nystrom, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy, Dan Stone, Jamestown Community College, Janis Bowman, Joan P. Shevory Citizen Forester Award, National Wildlife Federation, National Wildlife Federation Community Habitat, Tree Campus USA

Jamestown Parks Department Awarded $31,000 Tree Inventory & Management Grant

May 10, 2021 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Parks Department has been awarded a $31,000 Tree Inventory and Management Plan grant. Parks Manager Dan Stone said the grant is to update the street tree inventory, "We had applied for and received a grant to update our street tree … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arbor Day, Dan Stone, Jamestown Parks Recreation and Conservation Department, Tree City USA

JCC Celebrates Arbor Day with Tree Planting

May 3, 2021 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown Community College celebrated Arbor Day with a tree planting event on its campus Friday. JCC Vice President of Student Affairs Kirk Young read a proclamation as part of the college's celebration, "I do hereby proclaim April 30, 2021 as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arbor Day, Jamestown Community College, Kirk Young, PJ Wendel, Tree Campus Higher Education

City Officials Plant Tree as Part of Arbor Day Celebration

May 31, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The City of Jamestown Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Department held its community Arbor Day celebration Wednesday with the planting of a Red Oak Tree in Roseland Park. The planting, along with an official proclamation from Mayor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arbor Day, Arbor Day Foundation, Jamestown Parks Recreation and Conservation Department, National Association of State Foresters, Sam Teresi, Tree City USA

Jamestown to Celebrate Arbor Day with Tree Planting Wednesday at Jackson Center

May 6, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi, Director of Public Works Jeffrey Lehman, Parks Manager John Williams, and City Arborist Dan Stone will lead the Community Arbor Day celebration at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The planting of three flowering cherry trees … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arbor Day, Arbor Day Foundation, Dan Stone, Jeff Lehman, John Williams, Robert H. Jackson Center, Sam Teresi, Tree City USA

JCC Celebrates Arbor Day

April 24, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Friday is Arbor Day, and to commemorate to occasion, Jamestown Community College will hold a special tree planting ceremony at 12:15 p.m. Friday afternoon. The public is invited to attend the event, which will be held at the northern … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arbor Day, Jamestown Community College

Jamestown Gets $25,000 from State for Tree Planting Program

April 28, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ALBANY - The city of Jamestown will be getting a boost from the state to help with its tree planting program. Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced state Urban Forestry grants totaling nearly $800,000 will be distributed to communities and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Arbor Day, Department of Environmental Conservation, State Arbor Day Committee

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