Bayou Vista Garden Club planted an oak tree at Bayou Vista Elementary School during its Arbor Day celebration. Front row from left are kindergarten students Nailani Rodriguez, Landyn LaSalle, Gage Boudreaux, Brayden Gautreaux, Zephan Soileau, Emily Dupre and Kristin Blanc. Back row from left are garden club member Carol Smith, President Donna Bucci, and Arbor Day Chairman Donna Richard. Club member Janice Verret also participated in the event.
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Donna Richard, Bayou Vista Garden Club Arbor Day chairman, presented a program to Bayou Vista Elementary School kindergarten students. The club also planted a tree and donated a book on tree identification to the school.
Bayou Vista Garden Club holds Arbor Day event
In observance of Arbor Day, Bayou Vista Garden Club members planted a Cow Oak tree at Bayou Vista Elementary School to honor Donna Bucci for her service as club president from 2013-15.
The Cow Oak, also known as a Swamp Chestnut, is native to wetlands and bottomlands in Southern and Central United States.
Club Arbor Day Chairman Donna Richard also presented a program to Bayou Vista Elementary kindergarten students. She read the book “Arbor Day,” by Rebecca Rissman, which was donated by the club to the school. Richard exhibited a specimen tree and each student was given an activity sheet and acorns.
The club also donated to the school’s library a book, “What’s That Tree?,” by Tony Russell, which is a beginner’s guide to tree identification.
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