OXFORD – The Oxford Village Tree Board will be holding the thirty-first “Tree City USA,” and Arbor Day Celebration at 9 a.m., Saturday, April 27, in the LaFayette Park bandstand.

Rain or shine there will be a reading of a proclamation, Tree City USA flag and plaque presentation, and a giveaway of seedling trees and shrubs. The Oxford Village Tree Board encourages families and individuals to have a planting celebration of their own on Arbor Day. 


The very first Arbor Day was founded 150 years ago by J. Morton Sterling. On the centennial of the first Arbor Day observance, in 1972, the National Arbor Day Foundation was created. Since then, they have become the largest nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees, making an impact through conservation and education programs. 


The National Arbor Day Foundation has named Oxford a "Tree City USA", for the thirty-first year in a row! One of the standards for that designation is that the community must have a tree board, which the village has. The Oxford Village Tree Board members are Courtney Emerson, Gray Stevens, Jeanie Petersen, Sandy Dain, David Branham, Leslie Renfrow, and John Godfrey, emeritus. Accepting the Tree City USA flag and award from the DEC Forester, Brian Burlew, will be the honorable Village of Oxford Mayor Terry M. Stark.