APRIL 28, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5
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Forest Ridge students plant trees
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
Forest Ridge Elementary
School celebrated Earth Day
last week by giving to Keizer
Parks.
Twenty-fi ve students in
fi rst through fi fth grade plant-
ed fi ve trees at Pfc. Ryan J. Hill
Memorial Park at Keizer Sta-
tion on Thursday, April 20.
“Even though they’re
young, they’re a still a help to
us,” said Robert Johnson, one
of two full-time employees at
Keizer Parks. “They’re actually
bigger than we were anticipat-
ing, which is awesome. It’s go-
ing to make a big difference in
our parks this year.”
The trees, 16 total, the rest
to be planted at Willamette
Manor, Meadows and Bob
Newton parks, were given
to Forest Ridge for the ser-
vice project from North West
Shade Trees and Mahonia
Nursery at a big discount.
“To purchase the trees it
would have been thousands
of dollars,” Kevin Pack, a par-
ent volunteer, said. “We paid a
very small percentage of that.
They gave us a very big deal.
They were very generous and
very helpful.”
The elementary school
paid for the trees, signs and
maintenance by participating
in a coin drive.
Forest Ridge started the
project four years ago by
planting trees at its school.
The past two years, students
went to Keizer Rapids Park.
They planted four trees at the
entrance of the Big Toy last
spring.
“It teaches them environ-
mental stewardship and to
take care of the resources that
we have,” Pack said. “We’re
partnering with the city of
Keizer here so it teaches them
civic responsibility and that
we have more than just ourself
and our own properties. It’s a
bigger community.”
KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley
Forest Ridge Elementary School parent Kevin Pack helps
students plant a tree at PFC Ryan J. Hill Memorial Park on
Thursday, April 20. ABOVE: Twenty-fi ve students in fi rst
through fi fth grade pose for a group photo after planting a
total of fi ve trees at the park.
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