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Springfield Students Learn About Tree Care with County Officials

Students from St. James add to their tree cultivation knowledge.

Union County Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski joined a students from Springfield's at the Williams Nursery in Westfield in a lesson on horticulture. Kowalski joined fourth-graders Kendall Ellmer, Carl Sanciangco and Mathieu Papillon in a lesson on how to properly plant and care for trees.

The seminar for area students is operated by the Union County Shade Tree Commission annually in celebration of Arbor Day.


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