{"id":29570,"date":"2026-05-01T12:08:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/?p=29570"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T17:36:51","slug":"fredstrom-elementary-students-plant-over-50-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/2026\/05\/01\/fredstrom-elementary-students-plant-over-50-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Fredstrom Elementary Students Plant Over 50 Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"29570\" class=\"elementor elementor-29570\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef0e9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5ef0e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53a1b9d\" data-id=\"53a1b9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd237a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd237a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 43px\">Fredstrom Elementary Students Plant Over 50 Trees<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74ba48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"a74ba48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c9ab2dc\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>May 1, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9de4f62 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9de4f62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8472804\" data-id=\"8472804\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749e512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"749e512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ready, Set, Plant!<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Young arborists at Fredstrom Elementary planted, danced around, and named more than 50 trees this Arbor Day. Fourth graders teamed up with Lincoln Parks and Recreation, the Arbor Day Foundation, volunteers from UNL and Ameritas, and the LPS sustainability team to plant trees throughout Highland Park, the school\u2019s neighboring green space, and to add two special trees to their own school campus.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df7adb7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df7adb7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e97d5f9\" data-id=\"e97d5f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e440667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-interactive-promo\" data-id=\"e440667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-interactive-promo.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"eael-promo-e440667\" class=\"eael-interactive-promo\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"effect-sarah\">\n\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Text overlay of &quot;Ready&quot; over a photo of two young girls scooping dirt out of a hole in the ground with shovels. They are wearing gardening gloves and a playground structure can be seen behind them.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_3581-e1777322608727.jpg?w=1184\">\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Ready<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <a aria-label=\"Ready\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-934fb02\" data-id=\"934fb02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75488a08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-interactive-promo\" data-id=\"75488a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-interactive-promo.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"eael-promo-75488a08\" class=\"eael-interactive-promo\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"effect-sarah\">\n\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Text overlay of &quot;Set&quot; over a photo of a group of children holding a young tree upright and loosening dirt on the root ball.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_1300.jpg?w=1184\">\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Set<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <a aria-label=\"Set\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc5abb2\" data-id=\"bc5abb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db68f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-interactive-promo\" data-id=\"0db68f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-interactive-promo.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"eael-promo-0db68f2\" class=\"eael-interactive-promo\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"effect-sarah\">\n\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Text overlay of &quot;Plant!&quot; over a photo of students and adults pouring mulch out of a wheelbarrow around the base of a young tree.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_3526.jpg?w=1184\">\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Plant!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <a aria-label=\"Plant!\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78803a2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78803a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5f000f\" data-id=\"b5f000f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d9f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"90d9f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c870f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4c870f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before the students ever picked up a shovel, they had already started to become tree experts. Fourth grade classes learn about what makes Nebraska unique in their social studies curriculum, with the establishment of Arbor Day being an important feature. The Arbor Day Foundation visited classrooms at Fredstrom to teach students about the many benefits trees provide, and students worked in teams to explore what different species of trees bring to a community. By planting day, they were ready.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lincoln Parks and Recreation kicked things off with a live demonstration, walking students through every step of planting a strong and healthy tree. Students learned to break up the root ball so the tree could expand its roots and grow strong, check the depth of the hole so the tree sat at ground level, fill in gaps with soil, and surround the base with mulch to prevent weeds and protect against over-mowing. And if the hole was a little too deep? Just add some soil and do the \u201cdirt dance\u201d until it&#8217;s level.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f69b01 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f69b01\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7c4759\" data-id=\"e7c4759\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4867249 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4867249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-seedling\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Break up the root ball at the base of the tree to help the tree expand its roots and grow strong. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-bug\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Check the depth of the hole so the tree is planted at ground level. (If the hole is too deep, add some more soil and perform the \"dirt dance\" until it's flat!) <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Place the tree and fill in the gaps with soil.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-leaf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Surround the tree with mulch to prevent weeds and over-mowing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-pencil-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Name the tree!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-233b0aa\" data-id=\"233b0aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c75a2 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"b9c75a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/04\/A7_00662.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"A large group of students and adults pose in front of a &quot;Parks and Recreation Volunteers&quot; trailer. They stand on grass with trees in the background.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Fredstrom students and volunteers<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/04\/A7_00364.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"A group of children and adults gather around a freshly planted tree in a park, with educators demonstrating planting techniques.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Lincoln Parks and Recreation demonstrating the tree planting process<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_0009-e1777564885789.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mayor Gaylor Baird speaks to a group of children sitting on grass during a tree-planting event. Several adults stand nearby under a clear blue sky.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Mayor Gaylor Baird speaks to student arborists<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/04\/A7_00766.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"A woman and three children garden outdoors, holding shovels and pushing a wheelbarrow full of mulch.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Students and a volunteer getting ready to plant a tree<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/04\/A7_00436.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Children sit in a circle on grass, watching a person plant a young tree. The scene is bright and educational, with trees and a clear blue sky.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Lincoln Parks and Recreation demonstrating the tree planting process<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/04\/A7_00507.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"A group of people, including a child and adults, are actively planting a small tree in a sunny field. They are wearing casual clothes and gloves.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Students planting a tree<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/04\/A7_00473.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Children kneel on grass planting a tree, with a wheelbarrow and soil pile nearby, in a park.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Students work together to plant a tree<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44b7afe elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44b7afe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1399d5f\" data-id=\"1399d5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2050d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2050d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the students prepared to get their hands dirty, Mayor Gaylor Baird joined the group and shared some words of encouragement. She shared admiration and appreciation for their efforts on behalf of the Lincoln community, and advised students to keep their momentum even after the planting was over.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7c2f61 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"a7c2f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThis is leadership, you are leaders as you plant these trees, and I expect lots of good leadership to come from each and every one of you.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Mayor Gaylor Baird<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a54ef12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a54ef12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e707a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63e707a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspired and ready to dig, the Fredstrom fourth graders got to work. With the help of volunteers from the UNL Regional and Community Forestry Program and Ameritas, students shoveled dirt, packed soil, spread mulch, and gave each tree a name. The trees received names ranging from \u201cMary Cherry\u201d to \u201cMegatron\u201d and \u201cLoraxia.\u201d After planting was complete, Lincoln Parks and Recreation staked and watered each tree.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4680d9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4680d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-682b39d\" data-id=\"682b39d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c802b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c802b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, the planting didn\u2019t stop at Highland Park. Thanks to funding from Ameritas, the Arbor Day Foundation sent every student home with a baby tree of their own to plant with their family, providing more than 100 new trees to be planted across the Lincoln community.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This marks LPS\u2019s fourth tree-planting collaboration with the Arbor Day Foundation and Lincoln Parks and Recreation. Each year the partnership continues to grow and get stronger, just like the trees themselves. None of it would be possible without the dedication of staff, volunteers, and the budding student arborists who show what student leadership looks like at LPS.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd17f76\" data-id=\"fd17f76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5507d04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5507d04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=MF0urw52lLs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fredstrom fourth graders teamed up with Lincoln Parks and Recreation, the Arbor Day Foundation, the LPS sustainability team, and community volunteers to plant trees throughout Highland Park this Arbor Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12383,"featured_media":29891,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/04\/Update-Feature-1260-x-840-px-4.png?fit=1260%2C840&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5XcXY-7GW","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12383"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29570"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30134,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29570\/revisions\/30134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}