- May 20, 2024
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Palm Coast has received a Tree City USA designation for the 19th consecutive year. It is also designated a Monarch City USA. On Saturday, May 4, the city celebrated both designations with tree giveaways and a monarch butterfly release at Palm Coast’s 19th annual Arbor Day celebration at Central Park in Town Center.
People who brought non-perishable human or pet food received a ticket for a free tree. Four varieties of trees and shrubs — redbuds, red maples, pignut hickories and buttonbush — were available. Master certified arborists and master gardeners with the UF/IFAS Flagler County Extension offered guidance on proper pruning, placement, planting and root-shaving techniques at the tree tent.
Kids and adults opened their envelopes at 11 a.m. in front of City Hall to release live monarch butterflies. The butterfly tent filled with fluttering monarchs was the most popular exhibit of the day.
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