Keep McAllen Beautiful and the City of McAllen Parks & Recreation Department have recently brought together several board members to be the inaugural board of a newly established Keep McAllen Beautiful Tree Advisory Committee. The Tree Committee’s mission will include: coordinating and promoting Arbor Day activities; creating a five-year plan to plant and maintain trees on municipal-owned properties; promoting public awareness and education programs related to trees; reviewing City of McAllen department concerns relating to tree care; submitting an annual report to the McAllen City Commission; applying annually for a Tree City USA designation; and developing a list of recommended ...