For the 17th year, the Arbor Day Foundation has named Woodstock a 2016 Tree City USA for its commitment to effective urban forest management, city officials said.

Woodstock achieved the recognition by meeting four Tree City requirements: Having a tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita, and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.

In celebration of Arbor Day, Feb. 17, Woodstock will give away 876 crepe myrtle and dogwood tree seedlings, as well as a free booklet of tree-care information.

The seedlings and tree-care guides can be picked up from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Feb. 17, at Magnolia Hall (behind the Magnolia Thomas restaurant), 108 Arnold Mill Road, Building C; City Hall Annex, 12453 Highway 92; and Dean’s Store on Main Street, 8588 Main St.

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The renovation of Jekyll Island's Great Dunes golf course includes nine holes designed by Walter Travis in the 1920s for the members of the Jekyll Island Club. Several holes that were part of the original layout where located along the beach and were bulldozed in the 1950s.(Photo by Austin Kaseman)

Credit: Photo by Austin Kaseman