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Green

Tree Stewardship

Tree City designationTree City, USA

Trees make St. Charles a healthier, greener, more beautiful place to live. For fifteen years, St. Charles has been designated a Tree City by Tree City USA, in recognition of its stewardship and education efforts regarding local and city-owned trees.

Water Conservation

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is the official regional planning organization for the northeastern Illinois. The agency has been delegated as the authority for the region's water quality management plan. An integral part of that planning is for water resources. Several publications that are a result of this planning are WATER 2050, GO TO 2040 and a Model Water Conservation Ordinance.

Green Practices & Initiatives

St. Charles is committed to:

  • Protecting its natural assets and practice environmental sensitivity.
  • Fostering development to conserve and reclaim open space.
  • Guiding a cooperative effort to educate the community toward a “green ethic.”
  • Factoring both sustainability and consideration of future generations into decision-making processes.

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