Worcester Begins Citywide Planting of 500 Trees At Arbor Day Ceremony

WORCESTER — The city is celebrating Arbor Day 2026.

Worcester held a tree planting ceremony on Friday at Worcester Common to commemorate its 40th consecutive Tree City USA designation and its 27th consecutive Tree City USA Growth Award, highlighting decades of urban forestry and sustainability efforts.

The event also officially launched a broader initiative to plant 500 trees across Worcester in the coming months, expanding the city’s canopy and long-term environmental resilience efforts.

City officials and staff credited the achievement and ongoing work to collaboration between the Department of Parks, Recreation & Cemetery, the Department of Sustainability & Resilience, the Urban Forestry Tree Commission, and the Green Worcester Advisory Committee.

The Tree City USA program, administered by the Arbor Day Foundation, recognizes communities nationwide for their commitment to effective urban forest management.

The Worcester Common event served as both a celebration of the city’s long-standing recognition and a symbolic start to another year of large-scale tree planting across neighborhoods.

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