Photos: Arbor Day tree planting at Redmond Park

Students from the Johnson STEAM Academy celebrated Arbor Day with Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart and others at Redmond Park in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids City Arborist Todd Fagan and Johnson STEAM Academy students plant an oak tree Friday at Redmond Park in southeast Cedar Rapids. The Arbor Day tree planting was one of a number of events aimed at replenishing the tree canopy destroyed in the Aug. 10 derecho. A brief program before the planting celebrated the role of trees in the community and helped kick off coming improvements to the park, including new play equipment, a resurfaced splash pad and further landscaping. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Students from Johnson STEAM Academy tamp down dirt around an oak tree they planted Friday during an Arbor Day ceremony at Redmond Park in Cedar Rapids. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Liam Miller, 10, a student at the Johnson STEAM Academy, helps dig a hole for an oak tree Friday at Redmond Park, 1545 Third Ave. SE in Cedar Rapids. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Shannon Ramsay, founding president of Trees Forever, speaks to students during a short Arbor Day program Friday at Redmond Park in southeast Cedar Rapids. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Johnson STEAM Academy student Libbe McBurney, 10, helps replace soil around a tree she and other students planted Friday at Redmond Park in Cedar Rapids. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Jabari Scott (left), 10, and Johnny Clymer, 12, from Johnson STEAM Academy, break up dirt while helping plant an oak tree Friday at Redmond Park in Cedar Rapids. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart reads an Arbor Day proclamation to students of the Johnston STEAM Academy on Friday at Redmond Park in Cedar Rapids. “We are always excited to plant trees in Cedar Rapids, but this year, our Arbor Day celebration is even more meaningful,” the mayor said. “The derecho reminded us how important our tree canopy is, and we are committed to restoring it as quickly as possible.” (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Chuck Ungs of Linn County Conservation teaches Johnson STEAM academy students about trees at Redmond Park in Cedar Rapids on Friday. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

City arborist Todd Fagan teaches students how to plant a tree properly before having them help with a young oak tree at Redmond Park in Cedar Rapids on Friday, April 30, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

City Arborist Todd Fagan points out the different roots of a young oak tree before he and students planted the tree Friday at Redmond Park in Cedar Rapids. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

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