Arbor Day has always been a big deal in Stafford Township.

For decades it was regarded as one of the state’s largest Arbor Day celebrations of its kind. Stafford’s first Arbor Day celebration was in 1988; a single white dogwood was planted at the library. The following year, and every year since, the township has kept its Tree City USA designation by meeting four standards established by the Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of Foresters: a tree board; a tree care ordinance; a…