Celebrate Green Snoqualmie Day with Tree Planting and Fruit Tree Pruning

The Green Snoqualmie Day is scheduled for October 4, launching the fall planting season with a focus on resilience and stewardship. From 9 a. m. to noon, volunteers will plant trees and shrubs to create a Climate Change Adaptation Demonstration Forest that benefits the community. Participants should arrive by 8:45 a.

m. at Park Street, wearing appropriate clothing for outdoor work. The initiative aims to enhance the urban forest's adaptability to climate change, with tools and gloves provided for volunteers. In the afternoon, a fruit tree pruning workshop will take place from 1 to 4 p. m.

, offering hands-on instruction in pruning techniques. Steve Gaber from NW Fruit and the Urban Forestry team will lead the workshop, encouraging attendees to bring their own hand pruners. This family-friendly event fosters community engagement and environmental stewardship. The Green Snoqualmie Partnership continues to promote the health of urban forests by removing invasive plants and planting thousands of trees.