News : Trees for Kids and kids for trees; many planted at Tilford, BC Nature Center

Laura Wagner of the DNR Trees for Kids program explains the basics of tree planting.

Tilford students helped plant many trees last week.

TIlford students help add soil to level cover a tree they planted near the school.

Truckful of trees: 4H members helped plant many near Nature Center on Saturday.

Two separate tree planting projects resulted in scores of trees being added to the Tilford campus and around the Benton County Nature Center last week.

First, Laura Wagner of the Iowa DNR Trees for Kids program helped Mr. Frazier and Tilford students plant trees near the outdoor classroom.

Then on Saturday, many area 4-H members and leaders helped the Benton County Conservation Board plant trees around the Nature Center and its outdoor classroom area.

4-H members and leaders from the Harrison Willing Workers, Polk 101, and North Eden Willing Workers planted 83 trees this year.

This is the second year we have planted trees at Rodger's park with trees from grant programs," says leader Melissa Tandy. "We worked with the Benton County Conservation employees and volunteers."