Arbor Day in Menlo Park

Spotted: Preschoolers celebrating Arbor Day by planting a tree with Menlo Park Mayor

by Linda Hubbard Gulker on April 3, 2014

The City of Menlo Park celebrated Arbor Day with a tree planting ceremony this morning at the Belle Haven Child Development Center in east Menlo Park. Preschoolers assisted Mayor Ray Mueller in planting a tree in front of the center.

National Arbor Day is the last Friday in April, but many states observe Arbor Day on different dates according to their best tree-planting times. California celebrated Arbor Week from March 7-14.

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Menlo Park celebrates Arbor Day with tree planting at Laurel School

Kindergarten students at Laurel School helped city officials and members of the Environmental Quality Commission plant a strawberry tree in front of their school as part of Menlo Park’s annual Arbor Day festivities. While the state of California celebrates Arbor Day the second week of March, National Arbor Day is the last Friday in April. […]

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