By Sadie Reecer
Gloomy weather and a full day of rain didn’t stop the City of Noblesville from celebrating both Earth Day and Arbor Day Saturday at the Noblesville Moose Lodge.
Originally scheduled for Forest Park, event organizers for the third annual Earth Day ArborFest knew they needed to move the venue when they saw the weather forecast Thursday.
“We called the Moose Lodge that afternoon, and they were really great,” said Cindy Knapp, assistant recreation director for the City of Noblesville. “I’m happy we were able to still have it.”
The event involved families in outdoorsy crafts like planting seeds to take home and decorating “tree cookies,” small cross sections of trees with string to be used as necklaces or Christmas tree ornaments.
However, the biggest draw came with the giving away of tree saplings, including redbud, tulip poplar, sugar maple and white oak trees. All trees were provided courtesy of the Noblesville Tree Board and Keep Noblesville Beautiful.
National speaker Tim Womick, aka “Appleseedz”, entertained and educated the crowd with information about the importance and capability of trees.
Many other local organizations participated in the event, including Noblesville Main Street, Hamilton County Master Gardeners and Noblesville Sunrisers Kiwanis.
