Syracuse Garden Club, Parks Department Celebrate Arbor Day
Third-graders spend time with volunteers learning how to identify different trees.
Syracuse Parks Department and the Syracuse-Wawasee Garden Club had help celebrating Arbor Day Friday.
Syracuse Elementary School third-graders gathered in Henry Ward Park on the warm, sunny afternoon to help plant the new shingle oak tree, paid for with a grant from the Garden Club of Indiana.
Connie Anthony of the Syracuse-Wawasee Garden Club spoke to students about the meaning and history of Arbor Day, and read a short poem.
Garrett Baldridge, Syracuse Parks Department, explained to students how to prep a tree for planting, and how trees can come in various shapes and sizes. As students gathered around, Baldridge let the students form two lines so they could take turns shoveling dirt into the hole surrounding the newly planted tree.
Other students walked through the park with volunteers who taught the students how to recognize different types of trees. The third-graders studied bark types, leaves and coloring to match each tree to its coordinating description.
Each student made a worm farm using shredded paper, dirt and other materials inside of a plastic container.
For more information on the Syracuse Parks and programs, visit syracusein.org.
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- The Syracuse Wawasee Garden Club sponsored the Arbor Day Event. In front, from left, are Connie Anthony, Kathy Tittle and Jo Butler. In the middle are Judy Marquart, Carol Koble, Linda Harkleroad and Marty Cesco. In back are Lilli Soomre, Arleen Corson (with Ben), Judy Cook (Middlebury Garden Club), Sue Kraft and Judy Markham (North Central District Director)
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- Syracuse Elementary School third-graders make worm farms from recycled materials like dirt and crinkle paper.
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- The plaque at Henry Ward Park thanks the Garden Club of Indiana for the newly planted Shingle Oak.
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- Students line up to help fill the hole around the newly planted tree.