2018 Arbor Festival "Be a Tree Champion! Protect our Trees and Forests"
When
Saturday, April 21, 2018 from
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
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Cost
FREE, however donations are gladly accepted.
Food Options
R&J's Orignal Kettle Korn
Hamburger or Pulled Pork Sandwich*
Hot Dog*
Each sandwich includes baked beans, chips, and bottled water or pop.
Tacos, Tortas, Burritos and More!
Arboretum Gift Shop
Chips, candy, granola bars, gum, sodas and bottled water.
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Please join us in celebrating our favorite thing "TREES" and our City's Arbor Day during the Yakima Area Arboretum's 19th annual Arbor Festival on Saturday, April 21.
This year's Arbor Fest will focus on being a "Tree Champion" and learning about what we can do to protect our woody friends. Yahoo!
Please be kind to the earth by bringing your own reusable bag to carry home all of your crafts, handouts, and other items you will collect at the Festival.
Arbor Fest is FREE to attend and celebrates not only our city, state and national Arbor Days, but spring, conservation, and natural science.
Each year features a special theme. This year's theme is "Be a Tree Champion! Protect our Trees and Forests" celebrating all the wonderful things that trees provide! Whether it's habitat for animals, clean air, erosion control, food, materials for the habitat they provide, their ability to clean the air we breathe, or the trees that are best for woodcarving, stations will focus on what makes trees great!
Families can expect lots of hands-on learning opportunities, crafts, and displays. Plus, over 600 families will have an opportunity to take home their own tree to plant in their yard in honor of Arbor Day.
Roughly 40 stations, sponsored by a variety of community organizations, will be on hand to share in the experience of this year's theme. The Arbor Festival strives to make environmental science fun for everyone to learn!
Some of the organizations hosting a booth at the event are:
| 4-H Discovery Makers |
| Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group |
| US Forest Service |
| Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |
| Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission |
| Wenas Mammoth Foundation |
| Yakima Rock and Mineral Club |
| Yakima Valley Audubon Society |
| Yakima Valley Libraries |
| WA Native Plant Society |
| Master Gardener/4H |
| CWU Department of Biological Sciences |
| The Nature Conservancy |
| Washington Department of Agriculture |
| Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research Unit-USDA |
| Fulcrum Environmental Consulting |
| Inland Arbor |
| Yakima Valley Bonsai |
| Central WA Beekeepers Association |
| Greenheart, Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency |
| WA DOT |
| Washington State Department of Ecology |
| Heritage University |