Staunton preschoolers help plant a tree for Arbor Day Preschoolers at Staunton s Dixon Education Center help to plant a tree for Arbor Day 2021. (Source: WVIR) By Tara Todd | April 30, 2021 at 8:56 PM EDT - Updated April 30 at 8:56 PM
STAUNTON, Va. (WVIR) - Staunton’s Arbor Day roots date back to 1889. It was the city’s first major tree planting in Gypsy Hill Park. It’s a legacy that continues still today with a message they are trying to pass on to future generations.
Staunton City Schools and Shenandoah Green together hosted a tree-planting ceremony at Dixon Educational Center Friday.
The Heifitz International Music Institute gave a special performance, Reverend Edward Scott shared a word, and Staunton Schools Superintendent Garett Smith read a story, but the stars of the day’s festivities were Staunton’s youngest learners - its preschoolers.
Shenandoah Green Staunton Legacy Tree Project works to plant trees for every Staunton student Volunteers for the Staunton Legacy Tree Project planted over 800 trees in October 2020, including at the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind, seen here. (Source: Shenandoah Greens/WHSV) By Simone McKenny | March 9, 2021 at 8:30 PM EST - Updated March 9 at 8:30 PM
STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - Shenandoah Green continues to work toward its goal of planting a tree for each student in Staunton City Schools.
The project began last fall and since its beginning, there have been more than 800 trees planted around the Queen City.
The project is aiming for 2,746 trees to be planted. Leaders of the organization say the project helps the environment and the community.
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