Spring 2025

The city is teaming up with Tree Trust and Lakewinds Food Co-op for a tree planting event on Thursday, May 1, in celebration of Arbor Month. The event will take place on a 2-acre park site previously overrun with invasive species. Ahead of the event, the area was seeded with native shortgrass prairie plants and treated with herbicide to control invasive brome grass. Volunteers will plant a mix of climate-resilient trees and shrubs suited to an oak-hickory savanna, enhancing habitat, biodiversity, and the park’s natural beauty.