WILLISTON , N . D . – The City of Williston will host its 41
   st
    Arbor Day Celebration this Friday , May 27 , 2022 at 1:00 p . m . at the Williston Police Department’s new animal control facility located at 11 12
   th
    Avenue East .
   Individuals should follow East Dakota Parkway across the train tracks and turn right before the City of Williston’s Water Resource Recovery Facility ( WRRF ) . Posted signage will direct attendees to the location .
   The celebration will include a short program featuring the following speakers:
   City of Williston Mayor Howard Klug
   Commissioner Deanette Piesik
   Commissioner Tate Cymbaluk
   A Williston Police Department representative
   City of Williston Public Works staff will plant one tree , an Ivory Silk Lilac , and attendees will have the opportunity to take a tour of the new facility following the program .
   Given its commitment to effective urban forest management , the City of Williston has also been named a 2021 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation .
   Williston achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program ' s four requirements: forming a tree board or department , creating a tree - care ordinance , having an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita , and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation . The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation , in partnership with the U . S . Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters .
   The media and public are invited to attend!
   For more information on this story , please contact Alyssa Nelson , Administrative Assistant , at
   701 . 577 . 6368
    or
   alyssan@ci . williston . nd . us
    .
   

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