Update: Due to the impending bad weather on 1/19/19, this event has been rescheduled to 1/26/19.

8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. @ LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens, 4560 Essen Ln, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

This Burden Center event is pre-approved for LMNGBR volunteer hours.

We provide volunteers every year for this tree planting event which is helping to replace the forest that was flattened by shear winds during Gustav. Each year they plant a new sector. Kids love this event!

To sign up to volunteer, e-mail John Hough at jedgarhough@gmail.com or call his mobile at 225-907-6016. John is a founding member of LMNGBR.

Volunteers are needed to guide families through the tree planting process: 1) pick a native tree 2) get a wheelbarrow and shovel 3) find a ground tag that matches your tree tag for the planting location predetermined by the landscape architect 4) dig the hole - usually the kids don't want help 5) explain how to properly plant the tree 6) help them return the equipment 7) bring the tree tag number and show the family where to retrieve a card with the GPS coordinates for their tree so they can come back later and see how it has grown.

Pro tips:

- Ask John Hough or Ken Bosso what the trees are when you get there, because people will ask what they are planting and the trees have no leaves.

- Don't forget your Master Naturalist name tag!

Here are some cute pictures from last year - https://www.facebook.com/pg/LSUAgBotanicGardens/photos/?tab=album&album_...

Press Release from LSU AgCenter:

Arbor Day activities set for Jan. 19 at LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens in Baton Rouge

(12/03/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — The 10th annual Arbor Day at Burden in the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens is scheduled for Jan. 19, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The event in the Barton Arboretum will offer visitors the opportunity to plant a native tree sapling to continue reforesting Burden Woods, which was damaged by Hurricane Gustav in 2008. People who plant trees will be provided GPS locations so they can return and see their trees grow.

Other activities will include a scavenger hunt, children’s activities featuring harnessed tree-climbing, hayrides and more.

In addition, children between the ages of 3 and 8 are invited to enjoy a book reading during StoryTime in the Garden. Supported in part by the Junior League of Baton Rouge, the program will begin at 9 a.m. with tree-themed readings and activities starting every 30 minutes, with the last reading at 11:30.

All children participating in the program must be accompanied by an adult.

Arbor Day at Burden is presented by the LSU AgCenter.

Admission is free, and concessions will be available.