Arbor Day with Madison Co-op Extension
Thursday | April 20, 2023

As part of the annual Arbor Day festivities, Jacoby Lipscomb, Forester; Dan Ricotta, Contact Forester; Jake Bodley, Contract Forester; and Cindy Musick, Director of Vegetation Management, planted a Red Maple with students from Madison Primary School and the Madison Garden Club at Hoover Ridge Park. They also planted a Thornless Honey Locust at Waverly Yowell Elementary School with the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) and the 4-H club.

Hoover Ridge Park
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