Arbor Day recognized in Ash Grove
Jon Skinner (left), Missouri Department of Conservation community forester and Larin McCulley, Liberty Utilities vegetation transmission coordinator prepare to plant a cypress tree in Ash Grove City Park while Cortnie Gulley, Liberty Utilities consulting utility forester, stamps dirt into a hole to level it for the tree. The tree was planted as part of the city’s Arbor Day celebration.
Attendees at the Ash Grove Arbor Day celebration gather for a group photo. About 25 people attended the event.
Ash Grove, a Tree City U.S.A., held its Arbor Day celebration in Ash Grove City Park on Wednesday, May 11. The event featured the planting of a tree, as well as presentations by experts on tree management and care. The James River Basin Partnership, the Ash Grove branch of the Greene County Library and the Missouri Department of Conservation were on hand to provide guests with educational materials about conservation. Event attendees were also given sapling trees, including red buds, cypresses and black gum, to take home and plant.
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