2017 Arbor Week: New Trees for Parks & Cemetery

Cole Park

PALS (La Puente Children’s Program) children and supervisors helped beautify Cole Park by planting two trees during Alamosa Arbor Week. More photos of other planting are coming soon!

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Left: PALS children do a great job of planting a Skyline Honeylocust in the SW area of Cole Park.
Above: The wind blew and temperatures dropped, but PALS were all smiles and hard work. They planted a Tatarian Maple inside the path in Cole Park.
Below left: PALS gathered around the Tree City USA banner after planting the Honeylocust.
Below: Colorado District Forester Adam Moore explains the planting and care of lilacs. Each child rec'd a lilac to take home and plant.

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Alamosa's 2017 Arbor Week was sponsored by the Colorado Tree Coalition who provided grant money for maintenance equipment and the production of a Alamosa Tree Brochure. It was also sponsored by the City of Alamosa and the Colorado State Forest.

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