Rehoboth Beach will team up with students from Rehoboth Elementary School’s fourth and fifth grades for an Arbor Day celebration scheduled for Thursday, April 16. The public event kicks off at 9 am at Stockley Street Park.
The festivities will start with an awards ceremony honoring students who won the Delaware Forest Service’s Arbor Day Poster Contest at their grade levels. The Rehoboth Art League will present the awards, and all contest entries will be displayed at City Hall. This year’s poster submissions focused on the theme “Trees are terrific… for people and places.”
Educational workshops, contests, and tree planting activities will take place during the morning hours. Delaware Forest Service representative Ashley Melvin and city arborist Mike Lilly will lead learning sessions for participating students. The children will plant a pair of trees in the park – a Bald Cyprus and a Willow Oak.
This year marks Rehoboth Beach’s 35th straight year earning Tree City USA recognition. The award acknowledges the municipality’s dedication to tree conservation and planting initiatives through local policies and community involvement.
