DISCUSSION: How will you celebrate Vermont Arbor Day on Friday?

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Permalink Reply by John Snell on May 1, 2012 at 6:00am

The Tree Board of Montpelier will be digging five trees from our nursery, 3 Little Leaf Lindens and 2 Freeman Maples, to plant at Union Elementary school. We have several volunteers and a couple kids and some of the Parks crew on the digging end of things (we'll bareroot them) and more volunteers—from National Life—as well as a small herd of 4th grade children to help on the planting end. The new trees will grace the top of a long, steep hill that was recently "geo-engineered" after it collapsed. We'll read an Arbor Day Proclaimation and somewhere along the way, one of the Board (probably me) will show up at the Statehouse to accept our Tree City USA award. Photos will follow!!

Permalink Reply by joe parent on May 1, 2012 at 6:02am

With any luck I will be climbing a tree some where

Permalink Reply by Neil Monteith on May 1, 2012 at 10:49am

Hi Kate. Sorry I can't join you and the gang in Montpelier Friday. District IV and District V are working with Parks to plant trees at Elmore State Park on Arbor Day. I will be planting trees and conducting maintenance to trees previously planted  with Peacham Tree Board and community volunteers on Saturday. I will post pictures of both events.

Permalink Reply by Tim Parsons on May 3, 2012 at 11:02am

Kate, I'll be helping Kyle Albee with tree sale prep. Then I'll plant an Adams Crabapple in our neighborhood common land by Lake Champlain.

Tim Parsons

Permalink Reply by John Snell on May 4, 2012 at 7:01pm

The trees are in and look gorgeous! We had lots of fun with 8 adult volunteers and 10 kids from 4th grade. The kids were great, digging right in and having fun and getting dirty! I know they'll take good care of these trees because they helped plant them.

John Snell said:

The Tree Board of Montpelier will be digging five trees from our nursery, 3 Little Leaf Lindens and 2 Freeman Maples, to plant at Union Elementary school. We have several volunteers and a couple kids and some of the Parks crew on the digging end of things (we'll bareroot them) and more volunteers—from National Life—as well as a small herd of 4th grade children to help on the planting end. The new trees will grace the top of a long, steep hill that was recently "geo-engineered" after it collapsed. We'll read an Arbor Day Proclaimation and somewhere along the way, one of the Board (probably me) will show up at the Statehouse to accept our Tree City USA award. Photos will follow!!

Permalink Reply by Neil Monteith on May 10, 2012 at 11:27am

Peacham Tree Board perfomed maintenance to 25 trees in the village planted over the last several years.

Permalink Reply by Neil Monteith on May 10, 2012 at 11:32am

Peacham Tree Board Members at Saturday work day.