Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville will celebrate Arbor Day by planting two poplar trees at 11:00am on Friday, April 5th, 2019 at Barksdale Elementary School, 1920 Madison Street.
The trees to be planted have been donated by the Clarksville Tree Board.
Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts will be in attendance and issue an Arbor Day proclamation.
David Arnold, State Forester and Assistant Commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, and Mark Graveel, Area Forester at Tennessee Division of Forestry will present the Awards.
The Awards are:
- Tree City USA to the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department (Forestry)
- Tree Line USA to CDE Lightband
- Tree Campus USA to Austin Peay State University
The Clarksville Tree Board will also be in attendance to present awards to the recipients of the Big Tree Contest.
For more information contact Clarksville Parks and Recreation at 931.645.7476 or visit www.cityofclarksville.com/parksrec
About the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
The mission of the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is to provide a variety of positive recreational experiences to enhance life values for individuals, families, and our diverse culture.
The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of recreational facilities and activities for all ages, maintains more than 700 acres of parks and facilities, provides 22 park facilities that offer a variety of amenities, including playgrounds, picnic areas, walking trails and pavilions or picnic shelters and maintains three community centers with year-round programming for youth, adults and seniors, as well as four public swimming pools
The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is located at 102 Public Square, Clarksville.
To learn more call 931.645.7476.
