Foley, Orange Beach & Gulf Shores host Feb. 25 Arbor Day giveaways

Foley, Orange Beach & Gulf Shores host Feb. 25 Arbor Day giveaways

Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Robertsdale and Foley – official tree cities all – will celebrate Arbor Day with tree giveaways on Feb. 25.
Presented by the Gulf Shores Beautification Board, the Gulf Shores event will be from from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Erie H. Meyer Civic Center. Gulf Shores residents may select four different trees from six different varieties: Shumard Oak , Hazel Alder, Ashe Magnolia, Red Maple, Eastern Mayhaw and American Snowbell. The trees are potted in one-gallon containers and are ready for planting. And a brochure giving specifics on each tree is available. As an added incentive, 12 lucky attendees will receive a free specialty fruit tree. For more info, call 251-968-1166.
The Orange Beach Arbor Day tree giveaway will be from 8-11 a.m. in front of the Orange Beach Community Development building located at 4101 Orange Beach Blvd. Potted trees aavailable to Orange Beach citizens consist of a variety of hardwoods for citizens including the following: Willow Oak, Slash Pine, Summer Red Maple, Overcup Oak, Shumard Oak, Assorted evergreens. For more info, call 251-981-1062 or email wspeed@orangebeachal.gov.
Foley’s Revitalization and Beautification Advisory Board sponsored Arbor Day will be held at the Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermens Market, located at 20733 Miflin Road, at 1 p.m.
There will be an assortment of trees in three gallon containers available (One per family please). During the celebration, the city will present two Century Tree Plaques to Mr. Harold Hamburg for his beautiful Live Oak Trees located at 18849 Charolais Road in Foley.