William Wood (from left) and Luke Cook fill in dirt around a tree seedling held by Randy Cook during a project at the Potts Hollow Trailhead north of Cedartown on Friday, Feb. 21. Keep Polk Beautiful planted trees at the location as part of GeorgiaÐÔÊӽ紫ý Arbor Day.
Luke Cook (left) digs a hole for the next tree seedling, held by Randy Cook, during an Arbor Day project at the Potts Hollow Trailhead in Polk County on Friday.
William Wood (from left) and Luke Cook fill in dirt around a tree seedling held by Randy Cook during a project at the Potts Hollow Trailhead north of Cedartown on Friday, Feb. 21. Keep Polk Beautiful planted trees at the location as part of GeorgiaÐÔÊӽ紫ý Arbor Day.
Jeremy Stewart
William Wood (from left) and Luke Cook fill in dirt around a tree seedling held by Randy Cook during a project at the Potts Hollow Trailhead north of Cedartown on Friday, Feb. 21. Keep Polk Beautiful planted trees at the location as part of GeorgiaÐÔÊӽ紫ý Arbor Day.
Jeremy Stewart
Luke Cook (left) digs a hole for the next tree seedling, held by Randy Cook, during an Arbor Day project at the Potts Hollow Trailhead in Polk County on Friday.
The temperature may have been a little chilly but a dedicated group of volunteers set out Friday morning to add some vegetation to Polk CountyÐÔÊӽ紫ý Potts Hollow Trailhead.
In recognition of GeorgiaÐÔÊӽ紫ý Arbor Day, Feb. 21, Keep Polk Beautiful planted and distributed 200 tree seedlings.
In addition to volunteers planting trees, seedlings were provided to KnightÐÔÊӽ紫ý Ace Hardware in Cedartown and Morgan Hardware in Rockmart, a Do it Best store, to give out to the public. The seedlings were provided through the generosity of Keep Georgia Beautiful and the Georgia Forestry Commission.
Mark Edwards fills in dirt around a tree seedling at the Potts Hollow Trailhead in Polk County on Friday.
Jeremy Stewart
Keep Polk Beautiful Executive Director Randy Cook helped a group plant seedlings at the trailhead on Cave Spring Road north of Cedartown consisting of Luke Cook, Mark Edwards and William Wood. The location serves as an entrance point to the 340-mile Pinhoti National Recreation Trail that starts in Northeast Georgia and runs southwest into East Alabama.
According to the Georgia Forestry Commission, Georgia Arbor Day is in February because it is the ideal time to plant trees in our state.
The bald cypress trees will hopefully grow and provide shade to those using the trailhead as they utilize the hiking trails that connect to the Pinhoti.
For more information about Keep Polk Beautiful and to volunteer for future events, contact Randy Cook at rcook@cedartowngeorgia.gov.
William Wood keeps a tree seedling in place as he fills in dirt around it at the Potts Hollow Trailhead in Polk County on Friday, Feb. 21.
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