Kuhn to hand out 600 trees for Arbor Day
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Urban forester Nick Kuhn has a full day of events planned. He said his goal is to help area children learn the importance of trees in daily living in hopes of helping to create a better tomorrow.
Kuhn pointed out the Arbor Day Web site, where various sources laud the benefits of trees, citing everything from providing shade to improving property values, to improving water quality and controlling erosion to even relieving stress.
“Arbor Day is all about planting trees for the city that you live in,” he said. “It’s not for a park or a forest. It’s about planting trees in your front yard.”
In the spirit of that idea, National Honor Society students from Boyd Christian School are expected to be at the department this morning to kick off events. They are to plant 50 trees in the community.
Another tree will be planted at Hickory Creek at 10 a.m. and Kuhn plans to hand out 18 small trees there. Two trees are to be planted by the Ben Lomond Garden Club at Pepper Branch Park at 10 a.m..
A presentation of the Tree City USA award is planned at Best Western – Tree City Inn on Sparta Street from between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Kuhn said. A tree will be planted there, and planting education will be provided. Lunch is available.
Rounding out the day, 600 trees will be given away to students at Bobby Ray Elementary after a planting demonstration. Those trees were donated by McGregor Nursery, Kuhn said, making this year the third year the nursery has donated in celebration of the event.
Additionally, Kuhn said the department plans to pass out free trees that were either purchased or donated to adults all day today.