TREE CITY USA
St. Charles Is a Tree City USA community, recognized for its commitment and care of trees. Our City meets the standards of a "Tree City USA” community by having a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, a comprehensive community forestry program and an Arbor Day observance.
ABOUT ARBOR DAY
The first Arbor Day was held in 1872 after Julius Sterling Morton proposed that a day be set aside encouraging everyone to plant trees. On the first Arbor Day, 1 million trees were planted in the state of Nebraska where Morton lived at the time. Julius Sterling Morton was also the father of Joy Morton who founded the Morton Arboretum.