CURRENT NEWS
NH ARBORISTS ANNOUNCE COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION AWARDS
Twenty Towns to Receive Recognition
Concord, NH, April 29th, 2009 - The New Hampshire Arborists
Association (NHAA) has chosen 20 communities to receive the 2008 Community Beautification Awards. This annual award
recognizes New Hampshire communities for their outstanding efforts at public landscape management and beautification.
Certified arborists judge nominated communities based on four
criteria, including: maintenance on existing trees, shrubs, and flowers; planting in public areas; enthusiasm and spirit
of those actively involved in a beautification project; and overall appearance - cleanliness, aesthetics, and initiative in
downtown and other public areas.
Communities
receiving this award are Amherst, Barrington, Berlin, Campton, Charlestown, Cornish, Durham, Enfield, Epping, Gilford, Glen
(Bartlett), Hampton, Hampton Falls, Keene, Meredith, Nashua, Newbury, Peterborough, Roxbury, and Stratham. Awards will
be presented at a ceremony at the State House on May 1st, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.
The NH Community Beautification Awards program was established in 1981 to encourage New Hampshire
communities to have an increased awareness of the benefit and value of tree care and landscape beautification.
The NHAA was founded in 1933. Today, the association
tests and certifies new arborists in New Hampshire. In addition, the association promotes and encourages continuing
education in arboriculture and provides a means of professional self-improvement for arborists working in the tree care industry
through meetings and newsletters.
For more information
about the NHAA, visit www.nharborists.org.
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