Thanks to the Ten Free Trees program, an effort of the Nebraska Forest Service and the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, the City of Bridgeport received 8 trees for the Veteran’s Memorial Park & Pond project. This project is part of an ongoing project to ReTree Bridgeport.
Bridgeport has received and will be planting 6 trees around the pond this fall, with two additional ponderosa pines planted at the ball diamonds. Trees to be planted on the west side of the pond will include Bald Cypress, Oak Heritage, Oak Prairie Stature, Elm Prairie exp, and Osage Orange. Bridgeport Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are invited to participate in planting the trees at the pond where they will learn the proper way to plant and mulch the trees and help in the process.
Despite providing a wide range of social, economic, and environmental benefits, most Nebraska community forests have been in steady and sometimes dramatic decline. Many challenges contribute, including extreme weather, insects, disease, and lack of diversity.The Emerald Ash borer is the latest major challenge added to the list.
