The City of Brookhaven has been named a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation in recognition of its commitment to caring for and managing its public trees.

The national Tree City USA program recognizes cities and towns across America that meet certain requirements, which include the establishment of a tree board or department, a community tree ordinance, specific spending levels for urban forestry and planned Arbor Day celebrations.

There are 138 Tree Cities in Georgia. Nationwide, more than 3,400 Tree City USA communities serve as home to more than 135 million Americans.

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Rebecca Ramage-Tuttle, assistant director of the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, says the the DOE rule change is “a slippery slope” for civil rights. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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