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From staff reports
ARCADIA — A tree-planting ceremony with an Arbor Day proclamation by the township supervisor will take place 6-7 p.m., April 26, in Finch Park, 17240 Fifth St. The hour-long Friday evening celebration will also include a presentation by the village tree committee, a silent auction and musical entertainment.
A flowering dogwood will be planted in the park as part of the festivities. The species is known for its rapid growth and spring flowers that attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies, according to epicgardening.com.
Last year, the Township of Arcadia had to remove 40 old-growth sugar maple trees throughout the village due to disease and the danger to members of the public from dead limbs falling.
The village created a tree committee to oversee the project and replant trees in the village.
The committee recently oversaw the planting of 15 trees, equal to 40% of what was removed last year, in the first phase of its tree-planting project. The effort was made possible by a $10,000 donation from the Arcadia Lions Club, using funds raised through its annual Arcadia Daze festival.
The Arbor Day silent auction will feature landscaping and plant nursery items donated to the project. Funds raised will be used for ongoing tree planting and maintenance.
Village volunteers are needed to handle weekly watering chores. Volunteers will use a water tank donated by Sievert’s Maple Syrup of Bear Lake.
For more information about the Arbor Day event or to volunteer, contact Arcadia Tree Committee Chair Steve Utic at 616-745-2798.
Read another Arbor Day-related story HERE. Read more stories about area trees below:
Legacy trees protected at Arcadia for future generations
Manistee’s giant sequoia to be climbed, cloned
The essential nature of tree bark
The changing face of our forests
Ludington State Park sees coastal invaders: Little acts can stop this hemlock hitchhiker
