Belleville Green Team Plans Arbor Day Events: Free Seedlings, Trees

BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville Municipal Green Team is planning two events to commemorate Arbor Day 2024.

The events will take place on Saturday, April 20. According to a news release from the township:

“Residents are invited to pick up free seedlings from 9 a.m. to noon at the Senior Center, 125 Franklin Ave. No registration is required. At 11 a.m., Green Team Coordinator Gabrielle Bennett-Meany and DPW Superintendent Robert Welter will host a program on the importance of trees and how to plant and care for them at the Community Pocket Park, 321 Division Avenue. One free tulip tree will be distributed to each household, but registration is required. Residents can register by clicking here or visiting the Belleville municipal website.”

“I applaud the Belleville Municipal Green Team for planning this celebration of trees and for doing so much to make our town greener and cleaner,” Mayor Michael Melham said.

“As the Cherry Blossom Capital of America, we in Belleville remain in awe by the majesty and beauty of trees in all their varieties here,” Melham said.

Arbor Day will be observed in the United States on Friday, April 26.

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