Arbor Day Event

The annual Arbor Day celebration and tree planting comes to Braemar Golf Course this year to enhance the natural areas around the courses.

• Volunteers of all ages are welcome to join the celebration 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, April 25. Those who volunteer are asked to meet in the courtyard area next to the Braemar Golf Course Clubhouse, 6364 John Harris Drive.
• Park Maintenance staff will demonstrate how to properly plant a tree, then divide the volunteers into groups that will fan out across the area to plant more trees.
• Prior to the event, Park Maintenance will use an auger to break up the soil at the planting spots, so no heavy digging will be required. Shovels and other equipment will be provided.
• Volunteers should bring gloves and wear closed-toed shoes and clothes they don’t mind getting dirty. Bring a reusable water bottle to stay hydrated.

Volunteers are asked to register in advance at EdinaMN.gov/ArborDay to help plan the needed supplies and groups. Walk-up volunteers can register at the event.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase. A limited number of free tree saplings will be handed out so volunteers can plant a tree in their own yards.