In celebration of trees
Preston Hill and Catherine George volunteer in 2022 at the Idaho Department of Lands to dip, bag and tag seedlings that were given away during last year's annual Arbor Day ceremony in Coeur d'Alene.
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In celebration of Arbor Day today, thousands of seedlings will be distributed at locations throughout the state.
The City of Coeur d’Alene will hold its Arbor Day celebration at 10 a.m. at Atlas Mill Park, 2310 W. Suzanne Road.
During a ceremony, the city will be presented the Tree City USA Award for the 39th year. There will be tree plantings, door prizes and doughnuts and coffee sponsored by Sun Valley Tree Service Inc.
The city, in conjunction with the Arbor Day Organization of North Idaho, will be handing out tree seedlings and holding a free raffle for a few larger-scale trees.
Since 1987, the Arbor Day Organization of North Idaho has given away more than 75,000 trees of more than 70 different species to local fourth graders.
The Idaho Forest Products Commission will give away 20,000 Idaho-native tree seedlings that were grown at University of Idaho’s Franklin H. Pitkin Forest Nursery. The coniferous blue spruce seedlings will be distributed at sites statewide.
In Kootenai County, the free seedlings will be available at the following locations today, according to the Idaho Forest Products Commission website:
• Home Depot, 220 W. Kathleen Ave., Coeur d'Alene
• Idaho Department of Lands Mica Supervisory Area, 3258 W. Industrial Loop, Coeur d'Alene
• Coeur d’Alene City Library, 702 E. Front Ave., Coeur d'Alene
• Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Road, Coeur d'Alene
• Community Library Network libraries in Hayden, Spirit Lake, Rathdrum, Post Falls and Athol
• Paul Bunyan Restaurants in Coeur d’Alene, Hayden and Post Falls
• Credit union branches in Hayden, Post Falls, Coeur d’Alene
The Idaho Forest Commission, founded by the Idaho Legislature in 1992, promotes information statewide about forest land management and products.