Pictured from left: Arboretum Director Morgan Pendergrass, Kreher Preserve and Nature Center Manager Michael Buckman, Elsie Byrd and Harrison Thornton who attend the Woodland Wonders Nature Preschool and Wildwood programs at the Preserve; Arboretum’s Special Collections Curator Patrick Thompson; and Facilities Management Arborist Alex Hedgepath.

An Arbor Day celebration recently took place at the Kreher Preserve and Nature Center when representatives from Facilities Management, the Donald E. Davis Arboretum and the Preserve planted four trees near the Preserve’s new environmental education center. The trees planted include one live oak (descendant of the original Auburn Oaks) and three white oaks. The team also planted a mix of 12 native azaleas.