General News: Two Maple Trees Planted on Arbor Day
|
| a traditional instrument from the Swiss Alps |
|
| Abby Mayer |
|
| Cornwall tree warden Kate Goodspeed |
|
| Sally Faith Dorfman points to the benefit of trees |
|
| The trees are tended by a girl as post commander E |
April 27, 2007
A crowd of thirty people gathered outside the American Legion post in Cornwall Friday afternoon to celebrate the planting of two maple trees that will be the first in a line of trees leading up to the Legion’s headquarters.
The Cornwall Garden Club and the American Legion post sponsored the annual Arbor Day event, which aims to plant a tree or shrub annually. The two trees planted Friday were purchased by the Garden Club and by the Town of Cornwall.
At the brief ceremony outside the American Legion post, local musician Abby Mayer first treated everyone to a performance of the alphorn, a traditional horn nearly 8 feer long that originated in the Swiss Alps.
Sally Faith Dorfman, of the Cornwall Garden Club, thanked everyone who help plant the trees and noted that tree planting is key to protecting the earth’s environment. “A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime,” she said, “and we are planting two of them.”
Town supervisor Dick Randazzo noted that his administration will be planting more flowers and plants around town, including at Munger Cottage, COVAC, and around the flagpole outside the Legion post. The town is also planning a significant landscaping project at town hall with the assistance of town tree warden Kate Goodspeed.
Dorfman, who is also a member of the Cornwall Conservation Committee, noted that events like the tree planting are a result of “collaboration and community spirit that pulls it all together.
Ann Bloom, a member of the garden club, also praised the beauty of a tree. “Look at a tree in all seasons,” she urged the crowd. “It gives us so much beauty all year round.”
Comments:
No comments have been posted.
Add a Comment:
Please signup or login to add a comment.
|
 |
|
