In Virden's sports ground, students planted poplar trees around the south edge of the old racetrack at ball diamond #6.
Upper Assiniboine River Conservation District staff held the tree planting exercise with about 60 elementary school students, at the ball diamonds on the recreation grounds, Friday, May 4.
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On this day, 58 bare root trees were planted to provide shade and to define the diamond. Farther southwest, trees were planted around another diamond with potted trees planned for the site.
Before the planting, UARCD manager Ryan Canart talked with Mary Montgomery School students about the importance of trees for wind protection, for shade and about the fact that trees take up carbon-dioxide and produce oxygen.
Gr. 4 students paired up with Kindergarten students to plant trees where Town of Virden staff had dug the holes, provided black dirt for fill (in the sandy ground) and water was provided to start the young trees.
