Pendleton, Hermiston receive federal grants for trees

PENDLETON — The cities of Pendleton and Hermiston each received a sizable grant from the U.S. Forest Service for the health and maintenance of trees to provide community benefits.

The Pendleton Parks and Recreation Department received $2 million dollars for the Pendleton Urban Forestry Program, and the city of Hermiston received $1 million dollars for urban and community forest health and the biodiversity for long-term resilience projects, according to a press release Tuesday, Sept. 19, from the Forest Service.