It's Arbor Day in Wisconsin!
If you plan on planting a tree to honor the day, be sure to call before you dig. WPS says you could hit a cable or possibly other utilities that could lead to dangerous or costly damages. You can reach the Diggers Hotline at (800) 242-8511. They ask that you call three days before you plan to plant.
Many groups and organizations throughout the area will be holding tree planting activities.
Here are a few of those events.
Grand Chute - 14th Annual Arbor Day Celebration
The Town of Grand Chute has been a Tree City USA Award recipient since 2005. The National Arbor Day Foundation awards communities who demonstrate outstanding efforts to improve urban forestry. The Town's Annual Arbor Day celebration is one way in which it qualifies for the Tree City USA Award.
A Day program will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at Arrowhead Park at 5000 S. Aster Lane.
Fond du Lac - Arbor Day Celebration
The City of Fond du Lac will observe its annual Arbor Day celebration at the Lakeside Park Pavilion starting at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 29, 2016
Festival Foods will be donating the Arbor Day tree and the tree seedlings. The Arbor Day tree will be planted by a third grade class from St Peter's Lutheran School in Lakeside Park.
The public is welcome to attend to help celebrate Arbor Day with the school children and learn more about Fond du Lac's urban forestry program.
The City will be receiving its 28th Tree City USA Award and its 14th Tree USA Growth Award from the National Arbor Day Foundation.
Green Bay - Valley View Elementary Arbor Day Celebration
Several elementary classes at Valley View School will get a special Arbor Day lesson as to why trees are important to our ecosystem as well as hear from special guests, Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach and Vijai Pandian, Brown County UW-Extension Horticulture Educator.
The goal is to show students the impact trees have on our daily lives.
Green Bay - McAuliffe Elementary School Arbor Day
Third grade students will join representatives from the Village of Bellevue to plant a class tree Friday.
Students will learn how to plant trees and how to care for them. The Class of 2025 will mark their tree with personalized stepping stones to be remembered and enjoyed for years to come.
The event will take place at 2:30 p.m. at McAuliffeElementary which is located at 2071 Emerald Drive.
