City Plans Arbor Week Ceremony

[Keith]

City plans Arbor Week ceremony; 3/27

Oklahoma City is celebrating Arbor Week with a ceremonial tree planting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27. The planting will take place in the south parking area of First Presbyterian Church, 1001 NW 25.

Students from Dove Science Academy will assist City and State officials with the planting.

The ceremony marks the end of a month-long tree-planting project in the Paseo neighborhood. The project, sponsored by Chesapeake Energy, was initiated through the City’s NeighborWoods Program, which connects businesses that purchase trees with residents who care for them.

“We will add 100 new trees to the Paseo neighborhood by the end of March as a part of this beautification and revitalization program,” said NeighborWoods Coordinator Jacob Moore. The benefits these trees lend to the Paseo neighborhood will be evident for years to come.” Moore added.

A professional landscaper is in the process of installing the trees for residents. Varieties include Oklahoma Redbud, Chinese Pistache, Lacebark Elm, Shumard Oak, and Sawtooth Oak.

Oklahoma’s Arbor Week is celebrated during the last full week of March. Oklahoma City has been registered as a Tree City USA since 2002.

Other sponsors of the NeighborWoods Program include The Tree Bank of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture.

For more information about NeighborWoods or the Arbor Day tree planting, call Jacob Moore at 297-2283.

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[Keith]

This is close to the information I already posted, but I was sent this more up to date information today...........

City celebrates Arbor Week by planting 100 trees in Paseo Neighborhood

The City of Oklahoma City, Chesapeake Energy, The Tree Bank of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Department of Agriculture.

WHAT:
Professional landscaper Garen Draper will be planting trees in the Paseo Neighborhood as a part of the City’s NeighborWoods Program and Oklahoma’s Arbor Week celebration.

NeighborWoods connects businesses that purchase trees with residents who care for them. By the end of March, 100 free trees will have been planted in the Paseo Neighborhood, thanks to donations from Chesapeake Energy.

Oklahoma’s Arbor Week is celebrated during the last full week of March. (Secondary information: a tree planting ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27 in the parking lot at First Presbyterian Church, 1001 NW 25.)

WHERE:
The tree plantings will take place at various homes throughout the Paseo Neighborhood – call Jacob Moore at 831-6470 for the exact location of the landscaper.

WHEN:
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 20

EVENT CONTACT:
Jacob Moore, 831-6470