2008 Arbor Day sponsored by:

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Buchanan's Native Plants
Kay and Al Ebert
Green Mountain Energy
Thompson + Hanson

The Arboretum thanks our Arbor Day sponsors as well as the many volunteers and community groups who made Arbor Day 2008 a success:

• Gulf Coast Wood Turners Association
• I Madrigal
• Woodworkers Club of Houston
• Memorial Park Conservancy
• Smith & Hawken
• Gulf Coast Master Naturalists
• Alief Hastings National Art Honor Society
• Heights Exchange Club
• Junior League of Houston
  

See photos from Arbor Day 2008

Activities for the day included:

• Visits by Johnny Appleseed, Smokey Bear and HANC the Owl.
• Papermaking
• Recycling newspaper to make paper hats
• Planting a pine seed to take home
• Tour of Native Trees
• Live woodwind music
• Demonstrations from:
  Gulf Coast Woodturners Association
  Woodworkers Club of Houston
• Pine tree seedling giveaway

Native tree and shrub sale - in addition to our seedling giveaway, we had larger native trees and shrubs available for sale. Species included: Eastern Redbud, Wax Myrtle, Swamp Chestnut Oak, Black Gum, Yaupon Holly and many more.