Spotted: Trees being planted by Mayor Combs for Arbor Day

Spotted: Trees being planted by Mayor Combs for Arbor Day

Emails Menlo Park Mayor Drew Combs: “Two Saratoga Laurels were planted in Willow Oaks Park today in celebration of Arbor Day. “This follows a tradition of Menlo Park mayors planting trees in celebration of Arbor Day. Here’s a link to the map of past planting sites. “I was assisted in planting the trees this year by city staff  — Jillian Keller, City Arborist and Natividad “Naty” Alamo, Public Works Supervisor/Trees — staff from Canopy, and two p…

Three Things: Trees for kids, summer music and city islands

On a pleasant Thursday morning in the middle of the Philomath Public Works Yard, longtime operations supervisor Garry Black took a few moments to read the city’s Arbor Day proclamation to a group of Philomath and Kings Valley schoolchildren.Several yards behind him, several tables were set up with four tree varieties that would be given away to the kids with a banner showing that this is the 31st year of Philomath’s Tree City USA designation.The…

Volunteers, park employees join forces to plant native trees at Minto-Brown  - Salem Reporter

Minto-Brown Island Park needed more trees. So a group of about 50 city employees and community members grabbed their gloves, shovels and saplings and planted dozens on Friday. It was a celebration of Arbor Day, a holiday observed around the world to come together, plant trees and appreciate their importance in nature. People were divided into small groups that included parks and recreation staff and volunteers. They dug on the ground, planted sa…