The Jefferson tree committee will join with Alliant Energy in sponsoring a spring tree planting day in the city of Jefferson on May 4.
Planting will be done by Greene County eighth graders in the city parkings on the west end of Harrison and Monroe Sts in Jefferson. It will begin at 8:15 am and end by noon.
Brad Riphagen of Trees Forever has ordered 40 trees (Kentucky coffee, river birch, sycamore, native mulberry, and two types of oak) from Iowa Native Trees and Shrubs by Luther. In addition, the tree committee will replace a couple of elms that have died in Daubendiek Park.
These trees were purchased with a grant from Alliant Energy. The rain date for planting is May 6.
