FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) — Fort Pierre continued its commitment to forestry Tuesday with a tree planting on Arbor Day. Two cottonwood trees were planted in Tyler’s Park, a city park constructed on the northside of Fort Pierre in the Marion’s Acres neighborhood. Fort Pierre Mayor Gloria Hanson…
Ron Schreiner with the Fort Pierre Arbor Board says the trees bring the city a little closer to where it should be for tree inventory…
Jeri Wilcox, Tyler’s mother joked that the park could use one addition…
The park contains playground equipment and a basketball court. Plans are to put a fence around the court to keep balls inside. Land for the park was donated by A-G-E Corporation and the Johnson family. They offered to help the city with concrete for a future gazebo. The trees were fostered by Schreiner in the Fort Pierre Community Gardens. The park is located at the corner of Jura and Mull in Fort Pierre.
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