Dearborn receives 'Tree City USA' status for 38th year

The Arbor Day Foundation has renewed Dearborn's "Tree City USA" status for its efforts to maintain a healthy tree canopy. 

Timothy Hawkins, Dearborn's public works director, says the city has kept the title for 38 years. 

"We continually make the investment to be a Tree City, and we continually plant more than we remove to maintain our tree city status," Hawkins said.

He says the city planted 1,200 trees in 2024 and removed about a 1,000 due to disease or construction.

Other headlines for Thursday, June 5, 2025:

• The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) says there’s an increase in recreational nitrous oxide use, or laughing gas, leading to more emergency room visits.
• Detroit's Kronk Gym is making its return to the city under new management and at a new location — the Brewster Wheeler Recreation Center.
• Smoke from Canadian wildfires will linger over metro Detroit through the first half of the day on Friday. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has issued air quality alerts for the entire Lower Peninsula and the eastern Upper Peninsula.
• Outlier Media is hosting an audio recording training with Detroit Documenter and assistant producer for WDET’s The Metro, Jack Filbrandt. The training will take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. June 12 at Tech Town.

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