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New Rochelle officials, ArborPro and first-graders plant dogwood at Ward Acres for Arbor Day
Summary
Parks Commissioner Vin, Councilwoman Sarah Kaye and ArborPro representatives joined first-grade students from Ward Elementary School at Ward Acres Park to plant a pink flowering dogwood in an Arbor Day event; city officials and local conservancy groups attended.
Parks Commissioner Vin joined Councilwoman Sarah Kaye, ArborPro representatives and first-grade students from Ward Elementary School at Ward Acres Park for an Arbor Day tree-planting event where volunteers and students planted a pink flowering dogwood.
The planting was presented as a community celebration of trees and urban forestry; city officials and local nonprofits including the Ward Acres Conservancy were introduced to the students and described the environmental benefits of trees, including heat reduction, air cleaning and wildlife habitat.
Vin, the city’s parks commissioner, opened the event with a call-and-response "Happy Arbor Day," and…
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