Nebraska Ag News Headlines Cities, Colleges, Utilities Recognized for Keeping Forests Vibrant Nebraska Ag Connection - 06/02/2014 More than 100 cities, colleges and utilities received awards from the Nebraska Forest Service and Nebraska Statewide Arboretum this spring for their efforts in planting and maintaining trees. "Communities are becoming more sophisticated with the tools they use to manage their tree resources," said Graham Herbst, NFS community forestry specialist for eastern Nebraska. "Tree City USA is a good tool in the community's tool box, which will be a starting point for the looming discovery of emerald ash borer that will affect our tree canopy." Five eastern cities received Tree City Growth awards: Battle Creek, Bellevue, Gretna, Lincoln and South Sioux City. Recipients of the 2013 Tree City USA award in eastern Nebraska: Allen, Ashland, Atkinson, Auburn, Battle Creek, Beatrice, Bellevue, Bennington, Blair, Boys Town, Central City, Columbus, Cook, Creighton, Crete, Crofton, David City, Dodge, Doniphan, Fairbury, Falls City, Fremont, Friend, Grand Island, Gretna, Hartington, Hastings, Hickman, Humboldt, Julian, Kearney, La Vista, Laurel, Lincoln, Milford, Minden, Nebraska City, Neligh, Nelson, Nemaha, Norfolk, Odell, Omaha, O'Neill, Ord, Papillion, Pender, Pierce, Pilger, Plainview, Ralston, Red Cloud, Schuyler, Scribner, Seward, Shelton, South Sioux City, Stella, Stromsburg, Sutton, Tekamah, Valley, Waco, Wahoo, Wakefield, Wausa, Waverly, Wayne, Wisner, York Recipients of the 2013 Tree City USA awards in western Nebraska: Alliance, Arapahoe, Bassett, Bayard, Benkelman, Brady, Broken Bow, Cambridge, Chadron, Chappell, Cozad, Curtis, Farnam, Gering, Gothenburg, Grant, Holdrege, Imperial, Kimball, Lexington, McCook, Mitchell, Morrill, North Platte, Ogallala, Paxton, Potter, Rushville, Scottsbluff, Sidney, Sutherland, Trenton, Wallace, Wauneta. Ogallala has received 30 years of Tree City USA awards, Gering and Scottsbluff received Tree City Growth awards for practicing higher levels of tree management. These college campuses received Tree Campus USA awards: Creighton University, Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis, Nebraska Wesleyan University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska Medical Center and University of Nebraska at Omaha. Four public utilities were Tree Line USA recipients: Lincoln Electric System, Nebraska City Utilities, Nebraska Public Power District and Omaha Public Power District. Send this article to a friend Other Nebraska Headlines Nebraska Counties Designated Presidential Disasters Improving Beef Quality Through Maternal Nutrition West Central Crops and Water Field Day Aug. 21 near Brule USDA Rural Development Assists Ewing with Alert System Depew: EPA Carbon Rule Vital to Rural America Soybean Management Field Days Aug. 12-15 at Four Sites USDA Rural Development Helps Barneston with Water Lines Copyright © 2014 - USAgNet.com. All Rights Reserved.