What: Texas Arbor Day, official state celebration
Festivities will feature a ceremony, educational activities, tree plantings, giveaways, 1,000 fourth and fifth-grade performers, the eclectic folk/rock band Trout Fishing in America, the Grand Prairie ISD Mariachi band and drumline, a kite-flying demonstration and much more. All events are free and open to the public.
Who: Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas Forestry Association, International Society of Arboriculture –Texas, the City of Grand Prairie, Texas
When: Friday, Nov. 3, 2017
Where: Grand Central Park, Grand Prairie, Texas
Contacts: Cami McKillop, City of Grand Prairie Communications and Marketing, 972-237-8108, cmckillop@gptx.org
Linda Moon, Texas A&M Forest Service Communications Manager , 979-450-1160, lmoon@tfs.tamu.edu
Texas A&M Forest Service Communications Office, 979-450-6606 newsmedia@tfs.tamu.edu