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Galesburg Marks Arbor Day With Tree Planting in Lincoln Park
Galesburg's Lincoln Park is home to a new tree as part of one of the city's many "green" initiatives.

City officials marked Arbor Day on Friday by planting a Liberty Elm tree near the park's Veterans Memorial.

City Manager Dane Bragg tells WGIL planting trees in the city is good for its future.

"Galesburg is a Tree City USA and we want to try to keep that up. Going back to the wind storms that we had in 2007 and some of the losses that we've had from prior ice storms, it is really important that we try to keep our tree canopy intact (and) keep planning for the future of our trees in the community."


Millie Allen, a member of the Galesburg Tree Commission, says the city needs more trees planted, especially with the recent wind and ice storms knocking down a number of trees..

The Galesburg Liberty Tree Memorial was made possible by a grant from the non-profit Elm Research Institute in Keene, New Hampshire.

Arbor Day was first observed in 1872 with the planting of a million trees in Nebraska and it's now observed throughout the nation and across the world.

Pictures from Friday's Arbor Day Tree Planting at Lincoln Park







(Story and photos by WGIL's Dominic Fortini)
04 25 09 by Newsroom
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