The Town of Cinco Bayou has been named as a 2018 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. The town achieved the recognition by meeting the program’s four requirements of having a tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation said when Trees are properly planted and maintained they help to improve the visual appeal of a neighborhood, increase property values, reduce home cooling costs, remove air pollutants and provide wildlife habitat.