HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2022-05-02 Leesburg Tree Commission Celebrates Arbor Day with Tree Planting at Leesburg Elementary School
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
May 3, 2022
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
pio@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Leesburg Tree Commission Celebrates Arbor Day with Tree
Planting at Leesburg Elementary School
Leesburg, VA (May 3, 2022) – In celebration of
Arbor Day, the Town of Leesburg’s Tree
Commission, along with Mayor Kelly Burk and
Councilman Zack Cummings, joined about 75
fourth graders on Friday, April 29, to plant a Black
Gum tree in front of Leesburg Elementary
School.
During the process, Commissioners Pat Hatfield
and Phil Marshall explained how to plant a tree
properly and why it is important to dig, “an ugly
pit”.
The Town’s Urban Forester and Landscape Specialist Tyler Wright also explained the
importance of trees and their multiple benefits to the community.
“Trees provide many benefits to our residents from shade in the summer, edible fruit, and
spectacular fall color. All these items together make Leesburg a greener, cleaner, and cooler
community," Wright said.
Each student received a free Chickasaw Plum tree seedling to take home on behalf of the Tree
Commission. The Town has been recognized as Tree City USA since 1989, for its commitment
to effective urban forest management.
The Leesburg Tree Commission provides leadership to enhance, expand, and preserve the tree
canopy in the Town of Leesburg for the benefit of the community. The Commission is dedicated
to promoting tree preservation and planting within the Town limits, providing a healthy and
diverse tree canopy, and ensuring a superior quality of life for all Town residents through the
use of ecosystem service benefits, which trees provide. Trees act as our "Green Civil Servants"
and are seen as a necessity instead of a nicety.
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