Beaverton is Tree City USA

City gets state honors for work on arboretum and other leafy projects.

Beaverton received the Tree City USA Award at the 2015 Oregon Urban Community Forestry Awards announced March 26.

Oregon Community Trees lauded the city in part for turning an empty lot at Southwest Allen Boulevard and Alice Lane into the Wonderland Arboretum.

With the help of the mayor, Friends of Trees and about 100 volunteers, the city planted more than 100 native trees and plants. Each species is accompanied by a plaque identifying features and facts about it.

Also cited in Beavertons award selection were the following:

 Transformation of an unused lot at Southwest Barrows Road and 157th Avenue into an attractive entrance into Southwest Beaverton

 Teaming up with Friends of Trees for plantings in at least three neighborhoods each year

 Makeover of the citys approved street tree list to emphasize Pacific Northwest native species

 Creation of Beavertons Native Plant of the Month to highlight a different species each month