Fairfax County recognized as Tree City USA by Arbor Day Foundation

SpringFEST Fairfax served as the backdrop for a ceremony recognizing Fairfax County as a Tree City USA. The county earned the Arbor Day Foundation designation for the 36th consecutive year. Each year since its inception in 1976, thousands of urban foresters across the country submit applications to be considered to receive this esteemed recognition. The accomplishment was celebrated during a ceremony at SpringFEST Fairfax, on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at Sully Historic Site in Chantilly.

SpringFEST Fairfax is presented by the Fairfax County Park Authority and Clean Fairfax, with support from the Fairfax County Park Foundation. The annual festival is Fairfax County’s official Earth Day and Arbor Day celebration.

Pictured (left to right): Jim McGlone, Urban Forest Conservationist, Virginia Department of Forestry; Roberta Longworth, Executive Director, Fairfax County Park Foundation; Senator Jennifer Boysko, Virginia District 33; Maggie Godbold, Sully representative, Park Authority Board; Delegate Karrie Delaney, Virginia District 67; Kathy Smith, Providence representative, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors; Kirk Kincannon, Executive Director, Park Authority; Cathy Ledec, Chair, Fairfax Tree Commission; Brian Keightley, Urban Forest Management Division Director, Department of Public Works and Environmental Services; and Topper Shutt, WUSA-9 Chief Meteorologist.