[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Arbor Day tree giveaway will be held Saturday, April 14

[Press Releases]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: David Dittmer
Forester
(573) 874-7520


Arbor Day tree giveaway will be held Saturday, April 14

COLUMBIA, MO (April 3, 2012) - City of Columbia TreeKeeper volunteers and Columbia Parks & Recreation will honor Arbor Day with a tree giveaway Saturday, April 14. One thousand bare-root seedlings will be given away beginning at 8 a.m. at the parking lot of the ARC, 1701 West Ash. The giveaway will continue until noon or until all trees are gone.

TreeKeeper volunteers and Parks & Recreation Department forestry staff will be on hand to distribute the seedlings to the public and answer any tree questions. Ten species are available including bald cypress, black walnut, northern red oak, tulip poplar, flowering dogwood, pecan, redbud, serviceberry, shellbark hickory and white oak. Members of the public may take two trees of different species.

TreeKeeper volunteers participate in a course on tree identification, planting, pruning and other management topics and are then asked to volunteer on tree projects in Columbia's city parks and along trails and rights of way. In 2011, 61 TreeKeepers gave 398 hours of service to the city valued at over $8,500.   

The next TreeKeepers class will begin in early 2013. To find out more about the tree giveaway or volunteering with the City of Columbia, call Volunteer Programs at 874-7499 or visit www.GoColumbiaMo.com.


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