These pictures display how the combination of forward-thinking residents, college personnel, DPW staff and an array of shovel-bearing volunteers can turn a "regular" Arbor Day Tree Planting event into a community-wide celebration. What a wonderful event to be a part of! My wife and two young boys joined what looked like at least fifty "diggers" and "planters" in beautifying our community through the replanting of our urban forest. Fayette Street (which as Village Historian Jackie Morris eloquently discussed this morning, was originally named after the french diplomatLaFayette himself with a later dropping of the "La") was the site of our third annual planting. A total of 99 trees have been planted in vacant spots in the Village. Kudos to Margay Blackman and members of the Brockport Tree Board for their excellent efforts. Special thanks to Rick Lair who put on an impressive tutorial on the types of trees being planted and how to properly plant and secure a new tree.
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