Agriculture
Kids help La Crosse park workers plant a tree for Arbor Day at Myrick
If it’s the last Friday in April, that means it’s time to honor trees.
Students from First Lutheran School in La Crosse sang in celebration of Arbor Day on Friday, at Myrick Park, and then helped city staffers plant a bur oak tree near the entrance to the park.
Mayor Mitch Reynolds and other La Crosse city staffers joined in the Myrick ceremony, before the rain started.
The ceremony marked the 35th time that the La Crosse park department has officially celebrated the yearly day for planting trees. The observance of Arbor Day began more than 150 years ago in Nebraska City, Nebraska.