Yonkers Insider: Yonkers City Hall Beat: ***MEDIA ALERT***: MAYOR MIKE SPANO & YONKERS STUDENTS CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY WITH TREE PLANTING AT JFK MEMORIAL PARK & MARINA- Fri., 4/26 @11:30 A.M.

 

MAYOR MIKE SPANO & YONKERS STUDENTS CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY WITH

TREE PLANTING AT JFK MEMORIAL PARK & MARINA.

 

Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation Observe Arbor Day with Tree Plantings Across City.

 

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, along with the City’s Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation will celebrate Arbor Day on Friday, April 26 at 11:30AM at JFK Memorial Park & Marina (Warburton Avenue at JFK Memorial Drive) with a tree planting with students from Riverside High School.

 

The Yonkers Parks Department also will plant trees at the following locations:

§  9:30AM at Andrus Park (Central Avenue at Arlington Street) with Little Learner Students

§  10:30AM at Vark Park (Vark Street at Riverdale Avenue) with Thomas Cornell Academy Students

 

Yonkers has been honored as a “Tree City USA Community” for the 37^th consecutive year. Tree City USA distinction is earned by meeting standards set by the Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters.

 

April 26^th marks the 152^nd celebration of Arbor Day, which has been observed throughout the nation, with the main purpose of encouraging the planting and care of trees for the benefit of our urban, community, and rural landscapes.