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.