arbor day

Trees planted at Hok-Si-La to mark Arbor Day

Jun 3, 2026

The City of Lake City held an Arbor Day Tree Planting Event Saturday, May 30 at Hok-Si-La Park. Those in attendance were able to learn about the city’s tree planting efforts, hear from the city’s tree commission, learn the steps for planting a tree, get hands-on experience planting a few trees at...

This springtime, think trees

Apr 15, 2026

There is something special about walking through a neighborhood shaded by trees planted by the very people who call Lake City home. Trees don’t just beautify our town. They cool our streets during hot summer days, provide shelter for birds and other wildlife, provide a visually welcoming...

Green Parkway a little greener after Arbor Day

May 21, 2025

Cold and cloudy weather led organizers to scale back the number of trees to be planted at the City of Lake City’s Arbor Day event on Saturday, May 17. Instead of 59 trees along Green Parkway, they planted eight. Everyone was invited to help plant trees, gain tree planting skills, and even take a...

City Arbor Day event is May 17

May 14, 2025

Lake City Public Works is inviting the public to an Arbor Day Tree Planting Event on Saturday, May 17, in The Jewel Subdivision where the city will be planting a variety of trees. Everyone is invited to help. The inexperienced can learn how to plant trees under the guidance of mentors, who will...

Arbor Day features Patton Park plantings

May 29, 2024

Lake City celebrated Arbor Day May 25 in Patton Park. A few dozen people were on hand for the annual event organized by the city’s Forestry Advisory Committee. Committee Member Dean Flugstad was the first to speak. He said it was “great to see a great turnout” at this year’s event. He said Lake...

Arbor Day celebration is May 25 in Patton Park

May 22, 2024

Come join us on Saturday May 25, for a family friendly celebration of Arbor Day. This year it is being held in Patton Park at 10 a.m. We will celebrate all the gifts we, as humans, get from trees, have a scavenger hunt for children, plant new trees in the park, and hand out crabapple saplings to...

Arbor Day celebrated with tree planting in Peters Playpark

May 24, 2023

More than two dozen people gathered in Peters Playpark on Lilac Lane Saturday morning to celebrate Arbor Day. To honor the day, an American elm was planted, joining two oaks in providing shade for the neighborhood park. The tree, cultivated from an elm found in Afton, Minn., is immune to the...

City celebrates Arbor Day on May 20

May 17, 2023

On Saturday, May 20, at 10 a.m., Lake City’s Forestry Advisory Committee and the City of Lake City will host the annual Arbor Day ceremony in Peters Play Park located on Lilac Lane near Valley View Road. Lake City is among 3,400 communities in the United States recognized by the national Arbor...

Memorial trees planted at Hok-Si-La Arbor Day ceremony

May 25, 2022

A group of local citizens and Shamla family members gathered May 21 at Hok-Si-La Park in Lake City to plant four trees in Rebecca Shamla’s memory and one tree to recognize retiring Park Manager Joanne Klees for her 20 years of service to the park. City Councilmember Faye Brown read the mayor’s...

Arbor Day celebration set for May 21 at Hok-Si-La

May 11, 2022

Come join us at 9 a.m. on May 21 in Hok-Si-La Park to celebrate Arbor Day, and all the gifts provided by the trees that surround us. This year we will be planting a tree in honor of Joanne Klees, who is retiring after 20 years of managing the park. Joanne has steadfastly protected the natural...