This year marks Gold Bar’s 2nd annual Arbor Day tree planting event!
Gold Bar Tree Board, City Staff and Gold Bar Elementary Students kicked off Arbor Day Celebration with the planting of three Northern Red Oak trees. The Gold Bar Tree Board chose these trees because they are strong, tough, and able to handle drought, wind, and heat. They’re also a type of tree that isn’t already growing on the Gold Bar Elementary property, which made the event even more special!
These Northern Red Oaks will grow to be over 50 feet tall and just as wide, which is about twice as tall as the school! They are also deciduous trees, which means their leaves will turn beautiful shades of red in the fall and then fall off each year before growing back again in the spring. So every year, the students get to see them change with the seasons.
These trees won’t just be here for a few years—they can live for over 100 years. That means long after the students have grown up, these trees will still be here, providing shade, clean air, and beauty for future students. That’s a pretty amazing thing to be part of.
The City of Gold Bar is also working toward becoming a Tree City USA, which means we are committed to caring for and growing our community’s trees. Events like this are an important step in that journey—and you are helping make it happen.
Not only did Gold Bar elementary school students participate in help planting the three Northern Red Oak trees, but all of the students were given an Alaskan Yellow Cedar tree and encouraged to take their time and choose the best spot in their yard to plant the tree.
