Tri-Basin NRD Arbor Day Celebration
Holdrege, Nebr. - Tri-Basin Natural Resources District (NRD) hosted Coffee and Convos in conjunction with the Holdrege Municipal Tree Board and Holdrege Ambassadors on Arbor Day. Mayor Jim Liffrig gave a proclamation declaring Arbor Day in Holdrege, Holdrege Tree Board Members presented Memorial Tree donors with a certificate and Sasha Hahn, Tri-Basin NRD Education Coordinator, presented an interactive “Tree Cookie” game with prizes.
Tri-Basin gave away over 1000 free tree and shrub seedlings to the public at Axtell, Holdrege, Elwood, Bertrand, Loomis, and Minden (in cooperation with the City of Minden Tree Board).Arbor Day is Nebraska’s own holiday, a holiday that asks citizens to “pay it forward” and plant a tree or shrub for the benefit of future generations.
Part of the mission of Tri-Basin Natural Resources District is to promote tree planting as a good conservation practice, with benefits for people, soils and wildlife. Tri-Basin NRD plants thousands of trees every spring for rural landowners who need windbreaks, shelter belts, and wildlife habitat. There is still an opportunity to plant a tree this spring. Come to the Tri-Basin NRD annual tree sale on Friday, May 16th from 9 a.m. to noon at the Tri-Basin NRD office, 1723 Burlington Street. For more information, contact the Tri-Basin NRD office at 1-877-995-6688 or 308-995-6688.
Photo Captions:
Banner: Holdrege Mayor Jim Liffrig reading the Arbor Day Proclamation.
Top Right: Attendees participating in the Tree Cookie activity.
Bottom Right: Memorial Tree donors and the Holdrege Tree Board members, L-R: Emilia Strydom, Stacy Roe, Sue Christensen, Bev Ehrenberg, Karen Stute, Brad McInturf, Donita Felty.
About Tri-Basin Natural Resources District
The Tri-Basin Natural Resources District (NRD) protects lives, property, and the future of Gosper, Phelps, and Kearney counties through stewardship, management, and education programs — ranging from tree planting to groundwater quality and quantity monitoring, from irrigation management to outdoor recreation. Activities and projects of Tri-Basin NRD are reviewed and approved by a locally elected board of directors. Tri-Basin NRD is one of 23 Natural Resources Districts across Nebraska. For more information, visit tribasinnrd.org or call 308.995.6688.
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