Sejong City, Citizens and Organizations Directly Recruit 'Street Tree Caretakers'

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City announced on the 11th that it is recruiting ‘Citizen Street Tree Caretakers’ who will directly nurture and manage the street trees planted in the area along with local citizens and organizations.

The application period is from the 11th to the 29th, and any citizens or organizations who can participate regularly throughout the year are eligible to apply.

The city will accept applications through each administrative welfare center and, after a certain selection process, will finalize the citizens and organizations to serve as Citizen Street Tree Caretakers.

The caretakers will work on a yearly basis, and the city plans to complete the selection by the end of this month so that the selected individuals and organizations can begin activities from next month until December.

The Citizen Street Tree Caretaker program has been operating since last year with the aim of establishing a citizen-led culture of street tree management.

Participants will receive volunteer service credits corresponding to their activity hours, and outstanding participants selected at the end of the year will be awarded the Sejong Mayor’s Award and other honors.

So far, 19 organizations (a total of 333 members) across 9 neighborhoods have been selected as Citizen Street Tree Caretakers, and they have been responsible for tasks such as pruning street trees, fertilizing, and cleaning the surrounding areas.

In particular, the city plans to strengthen publicity this year to activate citizen participation, expecting an increase in participation as citizens will be able to directly care for trees they choose.

For more detailed information about the Citizen Street Tree Caretaker program, inquiries can be made at the relevant administrative welfare centers or the city hall’s Forest and Park Division.

A city official stated, “Street tree management has so far been led by the authorities (local governments, etc.), but through the Street Tree Caretaker program, citizens will be able to voluntarily manage street trees. We expect that this will make the streets cleaner and foster a sense of ownership.”

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