Sprouts for sprouts
John Schwandt (front right), chair of Coeur d'Alene’s Urban Forestry Committee, stands with high school volunteers at Tuesday's seedling sacking event. The seedlings will be distributed to fourth graders throughout Kootenai County.
HAILEY HILL/Press
COEUR d’ALENE — As Venture Academy junior Alethea Konen helped bag tree seedlings Tuesday morning, she couldn’t help but recall when she received a seedling as a fourth grader, a tradition that has now spanned 40 years.
“I think it’s awesome that they still do this,” Alethea said. “Every Earth Day, that memory resurfaces.”
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