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The MonPower Forestry Division donated muscle power and funds to purchase three trees for the project.
ELKINS Already in 2021, the Elkins Tree Board and Friends of Trees has helped organize a spate of beatification activities for the benefit of the community.
In March, the organizations spearhead the planting of 14 trees in the new Outdoor Education Groves at Glendale Park.
The Elkins Tree Board procured the trees with funds awarded through the West Virginia Division of Forgery’s Demonstration City Grant Program. This is the second consecutive year the tree board was awarded this grant. The City of Elkins Street Department provided services to meet the required in-kind match.