North Bend celebrates its own Arbor Day with help of brave community volunteers

The city of North Bend celebrated its 2016 Arbor Day with a community planting Oct. 8 at Tollgate Farm Park, with the help of Cub Scout Pack 466, Girl Scout Troop 40944, Girl Scout Troop 44455, and other community volunteers.

October 20, 2016 11:30 am
Courtesy PhotoScouts and other community members pitched in for North Bend’s celebration of Arbor Day 2016.
Courtesy PhotoScouts and other community members pitched in for North Bend’s celebration of Arbor Day 2016.

The city of North Bend celebrated its 2016 Arbor Day with a community planting Oct. 8 at Tollgate Farm Park, with the help of Cub Scout Pack 466, Girl Scout Troop 40944, Girl Scout Troop 44455, and other community volunteers.

The group braved a torrential rainstorm to plant nine Sitka Spruce and nine Shore Pine trees along the loop trail within the park.

This event marked North Bend’s sixth year as a Tree City USA, a designation awarded by the Department of Natural Resources and the Arbor Day Foundation for the city’s commitment to providing and caring for public trees.

For more information on the city’s tree program, opportunities for volunteer service, or the city of North Bend’s Adopt-a-Park Program, contact Mike McCarty at mmccarty@northbendwa.gov, or call (425) 888-7649.