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Northampton County to accept donation of more than 150 conifer plants for Louis Moore Park arboretum
Summary
Parks staff described a planned conifer garden at Louis Moore Park: the Sippe family proposes donating roughly 150 conifer plants (about 80 species); a Penn State Berks professor has assisted with selection and tagging; the committee discussed a resolution to accept the donation.
Brian Cope, speaking for Northampton County parks staff at the April 17 Energy, Environment and Land Use Committee meeting, outlined a plan to accept a donation of more than 150 conifer plants—about 80 species—for a new conifer garden at Louis Moore Park.
The donation: Cope said the plants come from Mr. and Mrs. Seippe (described in the presentation as long-time growers) and that their daughter, Emily Swackhammer, who worked for decades with Penn State Extension on…
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