City of Crown Point to celebrate Arbor Day with ceremony, spring clean-up

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The City of Crown Point will kick off spring at the end of this month with a celebration to honor the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day.

At 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 29, the City of Crown Point will host an Arbor Day ceremony at the turf field at the Crown Point Sportsplex, located at 1313 E. North St. Mayor David Uran will read an Arbor Day proclamation, and there will be a ceremonial tree planting.

The City of Crown Point has been a proud Tree City USA Community for 19 years and is one of 10 municipalities recognized as a Tree City community in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties.

Immediately following the ceremony, city staff and volunteers will convene for the city’s second Spring Clean-up Day from 3-5 p.m. Gloves, garbage bags and grabbers will be provided. Volunteers should dress in comfortable clothing and shoes they don’t mind getting dirty.

Last year, the city had approximately 34 participants at its inaugural Spring Clean-up Day. Volunteers collected 20-25 industrial-size garbage bags of trash over a 3-mile radius across the city, including, but not limited to, parks, the downtown square, drainage ditches, retention ponds and the side of well-traveled roads.

Those interested in volunteering should contact Spring Clean-up Day Coordinator Heather Evans at hevans@crownpoint.in.gov.