A special tree was planted at Skip Wells Park in Northeast Cobb on Friday to celebrate Georgia Arbor Day. While the federal holiday began in 1872, Arbor Day in Georgia was first proclaimed in 1890, and there’s been an official state designation since 1941.
From L-R: Donovan of U.S. Rep. Karen Handel’s office; Ga. State Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick; Georgia Forestry Commission arborist Joe Burgess; Richard Trapanese, grandfather of Skip Wells; and Cobb commissioner JoAnn Birrell.
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