New trees will be added at school site

Thanks to the Trees for Nebraska Towns Initiative, an effort of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum and the Nebraska Forest Service, Summerland Public School will be receiving 10 trees for the Summerland School project.

"The obvious benefits of community trees are shade and beauty, but they give us so much more, including increased comfort, better health, energy savings and a wide range of other social, economic, and environmental benefits. Despite this, most Nebraska community forests have lost far more trees than have been planted in recent decades. Many challenges contribute to this decline, i...