HomeMy WebLinkAboutArbor Day 2025Contact: Debbie Townsend, Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-826-0346 • dtownsend@EdinaMN.gov • EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Celebrate Arbor Day by Planting Trees by Braemar Golf Course
Edina, Minn., March 26, 2025 – The annual Arbor Day celebration and tree planting comes to Braemar Golf Course this year to enhance the natural areas around the courses.
Volunteers of all ages are welcome to join the celebration 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, April 25. Those who volunteer are asked to meet in the courtyard area next to the Braemar Golf Course
Clubhouse, 6364 John Harris Drive.
Park Maintenance staff will demonstrate how to properly plant a tree, then divide the volunteers into groups that will fan out across the area to plant more trees.
Prior to the event, Park Maintenance will use an auger to break up the soil at the planting spots, so no heavy digging will be required. Shovels and other equipment will be provided.
Volunteers should bring gloves and wear closed-toed shoes and clothes they don’t mind getting dirty. Bring a reusable water bottle to stay hydrated.
Volunteers are asked to register in advance at EdinaMN.gov/ArborDay to help plan the needed supplies and groups. Walk-up volunteers can register at the event.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase. A limited number of free tree saplings will be handed out so volunteers can plant a tree in their own yards.
To encourage planting more trees on private property, the City partnered with Tree Trust for the Spring Tree Sale, selling saplings to Edina residents for just $50 each. Check bit.ly/edinatreesale
to see if any are still available. Another sale this fall will offer 250 trees; details will be announced.
For questions, contact Forester Luther Overholt at LOverholt@EdinaMN.gov or 952-826-0308.
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