Mayor plants trees with Fred Brooks Garden Club for Arbor Day’s 150th anniversary

Mayor plants trees with Fred Brooks Garden Club for Arbor Day’s 150th anniversary
City recorder Randy Sanders and mayor Robbie Skinner pose for a photo with members of the Fred Brooks Garden Club in recognition of the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day. / Photo courtesy City of Buckhannon
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BUCKHANNON — Mayor Robbie Skinner joins the Fred Brooks Garden Club to celebrate Arbor Day on Friday, April 29, 2022. 

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the tree planter’s holiday, and the members of the local garden club planted two memorial trees in the Fred Brooks Park.

Also joining the Mayor was Randy Sanders, City Recorder, along with Dixie Green, City Horticulturist, and several members of the Buckhannon Street Department.

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