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Celebrate Trees

Our neighborhoods are blessed with beautiful trees that help our neighborhoods in so many ways. One way to show your appreciation is to go out right now and give one of the trees in your yard a big ole hug. A better alternative and one that won’t get you strange looks from the neighbors would be to head to Byrd Park this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to the Carillon where there will be Celebrate Trees! event for Arbor Day. There will be activities for the kids, workshops for the adults, music, tree climbing exhibition, exhibitors, vendors, bell concert on the Carillon and even free trees so you give a little back.

Full schedule

8:00 AM Open for set-up by participants
10:00 AM Event Opens – Exhibits, Workshops, Childrens Events
10:00-10:30 AM Workshops Begin – #1 Round
Ongoing Break/Refresh/Visit Exhibits/Get to next workshop
11:00-11:30 AM Workshops Begin – #2 Round
11:30-noon Radio Disney – Ranger Spruce Sassafras #1
11:30AM Break/Refresh/Visit Exhibits/Get to Tree Planting Ceremony
12:00-12:40 PM Tree Planting Ceremony – Remarks: Dr. Jeff Kirwan (Va, Tech, Co-author, Remarkable Trees of Virginia)
Ongoing Visit Exhibits, demonstrations, etc
1:00-1:30 PM Radio Disney – Ranger Spruce Sassafras #2
1:30-1:50 PM Carillon Bells in Concert
until 2:00 PM Visit Exhibits, demonstrations, etc
2:00 PM Special Presentation – Hurricane Isabel & Storm Gaston: What Happened, Where Did We Go Wrong, What We Learned — Karl Pokorny, former Richmond Arborist

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