• Accepting the award were members of Perrysburg’s Street Tree Commission. They are from left: Tyler Stevenson, urban forestry coordinator; Jim Hagen, Christine Ardley, Mark Easterling, Scott Kirby, Kali Sawaya and Dan Balser, ODNR division of forestry chief.
    Accepting the award were members of Perrysburg’s Street Tree Commission. They are from left: Tyler Stevenson, urban forestry coordinator; Jim Hagen, Christine Ardley, Mark Easterling, Scott Kirby, Kali Sawaya and Dan Balser, ODNR division of forestry chief.

    The City of Perrysburg was recognized as a Tree City USA at the northwest Ohio awards ceremony May 11, hosted by the Villages of Arcadia and Ottawa, City of Findlay, University of Findlay and their tree commission.

    This is the 38th year that the city was honored with the nationally recognized award and the 24th year to earn the Growth Award.

    The awards were presented to the Tree City and Tree Campus…