{"id":1709,"date":"2026-02-26T10:11:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/?p=1709"},"modified":"2026-03-09T14:11:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:11:45","slug":"2026-arbor-day-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/2026-arbor-day-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Arbor Day Summary | February 20th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2022\/05\/ARBOR_DAY_1-2.gif\" alt=\"Arbor Day tree logo\" class=\"wp-image-97\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>24 Bartow County Master Gardeners (MG&#8217;s) volunteered to man 6 sites throughout the county to distribute 2,000 seedlings. Bartow MG&#8217;s always make sure the program runs smoothly, and volunteered a total of 91.5 hours the day of Arbor Day. All sites started at 9 am with the exception of Doug&#8217;s starting at 8 am. The 2 tree varieties given out were Catalpa and Crape Myrtle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s Master Gardener volunteers were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adairsville City Hall- Lynn Frye, Nancy Moriarty, Missy Phillips, Elaine Schwartz, &amp; Christina Anderson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bartow County Courthouse- Sarah Craighead, Rick Shireman, Victoria Smith, Kathy Fielder, Kathy Murphy, &amp; Jo Ann Dorsey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doug&#8217;s in Emerson- Dee Anne Wyse, Leann McNeil, Janet Martin, &amp; Doug Heneghan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shakespeare Garden Downtown Cartersville (next to Ross&#8217;)- John Mabry, Alicia McMahan, Carol Ferguson, &amp; Ken Reeves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kingston Dollar General Store- Kate Posey, Venia Etta McJunkin, &amp; Marcia Humphreys<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>White City Hall- Lisa Clark &amp; Ted Porter <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2024\/01\/MasterGardenerProgram_logo_Formal_FC-1024x327.png\" alt=\"UGA Extension Master Gardener logo\" class=\"wp-image-1276\" style=\"width:429px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2024\/01\/MasterGardenerProgram_logo_Formal_FC-1024x327.png 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2024\/01\/MasterGardenerProgram_logo_Formal_FC-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2024\/01\/MasterGardenerProgram_logo_Formal_FC-768x245.png 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2024\/01\/MasterGardenerProgram_logo_Formal_FC-1536x490.png 1536w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2024\/01\/MasterGardenerProgram_logo_Formal_FC.png 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>*Many thanks to our site sponsors: Ross&#8217; (City of Cartersville), Doug&#8217;s Place (Emerson), Dollar General (Kingston), City Hall (Adairsville), &amp; Bartow County Joe Frank Moore (County Courthouse), City Hall (White)*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/Bartow-Logo.png\" alt=\"Bartow County Government logo \" class=\"wp-image-1723\" style=\"width:218px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/Bartow-Logo.png 369w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/Bartow-Logo-300x281.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1731\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0019-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Doug's Place volunteer group\" class=\"wp-image-1731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0019-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0019-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0019-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0019-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0019.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Doug&#8217;s Place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1732\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0030-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Shakespeare Garden volunteer group\" class=\"wp-image-1732\" 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https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0043-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0043-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0043-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0043.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bartow County Courthouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1734\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0046-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kingston Dollar General volunteer group\" class=\"wp-image-1734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0046-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0046-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0046-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0046-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0046.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kingston Dollar General<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1735\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0058-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Adairsville City Hall volunteer group\" class=\"wp-image-1735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0058-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0058-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0058-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0058-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0058.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Adairsville City Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1736\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0060-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"White City Hall volunteer group\" class=\"wp-image-1736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0060-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0060-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0060-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/DSC_0060-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, 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Paul Pugliese spoke to Kindergarten classes at Euharlee Elementary school. 90 crape myrtle trees were bagged for the students. These presentations included the importance of trees, how to plant a tree, and the benefits of trees for wildlife and pollinators at the two schools. KBB staff (Gracie Jordan &amp; Katie Martin) and Bartow MG&#8217;s (Dee Anne Wyse, Sarah Craighead, Rick Shireman, Carol Ferguson, Ted Porter, Don Hassebrock, &amp; Barbara Whitaker) made the individual bags for schools. It took 14 volunteer hours to complete making the bags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>24 Bartow County Master Gardeners (MG&#8217;s) volunteered to man 6 sites throughout the county to distribute 2,000 seedlings. Bartow MG&#8217;s always make sure the program runs smoothly, and volunteered a total of 91.5 hours the day of Arbor Day. All sites started at 9 am with the exception of Doug&#8217;s starting at 8 am. 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