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Commission plans Arbor Day at Gazebo Park, agrees on family-focused activities and outreach
Summary
Commission members discussed programming for Arbor Day — tentatively scheduled for April 22 at Gazebo Park — and ideas to boost attendance including art contests, take-home activities for kids, and library collaboration on reading lists.
The commission discussed logistics and programming for Arbor Day and agreed to host the event at Gazebo Park. The chair reported that this year’s Arbor Day will be held at the gazebo and members proposed activities to make the event more family friendly, including participatory art projects, a poster or T-shirt contest, bookmarks with suggested reading compiled by the library, and hands-on activities for children.
There was some initial confusion over the exact date: members referenced "middle of May" and a later email that mentioned April 22. Yvonne Steingerby said she would "put it in the calendar, and I will reserve gazebo park," and the group agreed to proceed with planning for an Arbor Day event during that spring window. The commission also discussed coordinating Arbor Day with the EcoEd series so that Arbor Day counts as one of the EcoEd events.
Members asked staff and the liaison to finalize the date and confirm speakers and activities; the arborist is expected to attend the next meeting to assist with planning and tree-selection guidance.
