Celebrate Trees! Richmond Arbor Day 2009

CELEBRATE TREES! on Saturday, April 4

Do you want to plant a new tree? Wonder why one already in your yard seems to be ailing? Or do you just love trees?

If you answered yes to any question, you need to join us to Celebrate Trees! from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at the Carillon in Richmond's Byrd Park. Admission and parking are free.

"Everyone in the family will have fun at our Arbor Day celebration," said Suzette Lyon, chairwoman of the Richmond Tree Steward Advisory Panel. "If you want to learn more about trees and how they make our lives better, we'll give you numerous opportunities to do that, too."

Celebrate Trees! will feature tree climbing, educational workshops for adults, fun learning activities for kids, an acoustic band, a variety of exhibitors and vendors, and a concert on the Carillon bells.

Dr. Jeff Kirwan, a co-author of the popular book "Remarkable Trees of Virginia", will be the keynote speaker.

The sponsors are Richmond Tree Stewards, Richmond's Urban Forestry division of Public Works, and Richmond's Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities. Other sponsors include Dominion, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Virginia Department of Forestry, which will offer free bare-root trees.

Richmond Tree Stewards are trained citizen volunteers who help the arborists of Urban Forestry care for trees along city streets. Learn more about Tree Stewards at groups.google.com/group/richmondtreestewards and Richmond Tree Stewards.

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