Volunteers: Shovels and trees, please, for Arbor Day (video)

Written by Ric Wayman
April 29, 2017

ST. GEORGE — A pleasant array of children and adults quickly claimed shovels provided by the city Saturday morning at Tonaquint Nature Center and the planting began.

It was St. George city parks division’s celebration of Arbor Day, never mind the official day being Friday.

Volunteers participated in tree planting and general park cleanup and were rewarded with a hot dog lunch.

Watch the video top of this report.

Arbor Day in the United States was first organized by J. Sterling Morton in 1872 to encourage people to plant trees.

Tonaquint Nature Center had about 200 trees available for planting Saturday.

“We couldn’t have done it without them,” city Parks Manager Shane Moore said. “We thank everybody who’s ever come down here and planted a tree.  It’s a great place and I encourage everyone to come down and check it out.”

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"I wrote my first word when I was very young. I enjoyed this so much I decided to write many more words." A native of Pacific Palisades, Calif., Ric was bitten by the news bug as a staff writer and associate editor of the Palisades High School Tideline. After school he entered the media as a radio personality, both playing music and reporting news. Ric moved to St. George in the 1980s and was the morning personality on all three major AM stations in town. An avid amateur radio operator, Ric is looking for a good band to play in, as he plays keyboards, bass and guitar. Ric, who currently is working on developing a lifestyle that doesn't require his presence, lives in the center of St. George with his partner Terri, two snoring dogs and too many neurotic cats.

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1 Comment

  • youcandoit April 29, 2017 at 12:38 pm

    I would have liked to have helped. I never know when events are going to happen. Can St. George news announce events before it occurs?

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