National Arbor Day was different this year for us. It is not really even celebrated in our family nor is it really even mentioned. In fact I didn't even know what Arbor Day was. I kept calling it Harbor Day.
This year Mom thought it would be a good idea for me to learn about what Arbor Day is since in GS meetings we had just earned the Eco-Action badge. So when an activity came up and we were able to participate in it, we did. I was even able to bring Courtney as it was a community event.
West Haven City had a lot of trees that needed to be planted. Before we went we thought they were going to be seedlings or something small. Boy, were we wrong. These trees were big. Some were so big (like the pine trees) that they took 5 guys to bring them to a hole. Others were smaller and just a few of us could move them.
It was alot of work but at the end of the day we put about 5 trees in their holes and planted them.
We were rewarded with snacks and juice. We even received a shirt for all of our efforts. I would do this again!
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