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Arbor
Day was celebrated at Fall River's North Park on April 27, 2012 with
the planting of a sequoia tree donated by David Rose. Former Fall River
Mayor and current Commissioner of the Department
of Conservation and Recreation, Ed Lambert, Jr., was on hand to
celebrate the event and to underscore the value of trees in any community.
The event was emceed by Park
Advocates coordinator Sandy Dennis who acknowledged the many
contributions that made the event possible. Mayor William Flanagan read an
Arbor Day proclamation and praised the work of Fall River Street Tree
Planting coordinator Mary Ann Wordell, who then thanked the Rose family
for their donation and the work of the Davey Resource Group
who has been assisting the City with improving its tree resources over the
past six months with funds from an
Urban Forestry Challenge (UCF) grant
that the City of Fall River received last year. Click
here for a
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(Top row, left) Patrick Dale of Dale Tree Movers and Tree Farm in E. Falmouth, MA drives one of three stakes for cables that will keep the tree upright. (Top row, center) Fall River Mass In Motion coordinator Julianne Kelly chats with former mayor and DCR Commissioner Ed Lambert and Fall River City Councilor Dave Dennis. (Top row, right) Park Advocates coordinator Sandy Dennis welcomes the group to the Arbor Day ceremony. (Middle row) Emily Hamilton of Davey Resource Group talks about the sequoia tree after Mayor Flanagan reads a proclamation for Arbor Day. (Bottom row, left) DCR Commissioner Lambert praises the work of Mary Ann Wordell who has served as tree steward for the City for more than 20 years. (Bottom row, center) Members of the Rose family and the man who originally planted the tree in Mr. Rose's yard twenty years ago, pose for a photos. (Bottom row, right) Ms. Hamilton thanks the crew of Dale Tree Movers for their work in planting the Sequoia as Ms. Dennis listens. |
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