{"id":35549,"date":"2026-11-05T10:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T16:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/?p=35549"},"modified":"2026-11-05T11:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:28:36","slug":"calvert-elementary-students-plant-50-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/2026\/11\/05\/calvert-elementary-students-plant-50-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Calvert Elementary Students Plant 50 Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35549\" class=\"elementor elementor-35549\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f41ab7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f41ab7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667d9b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"667d9b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>November 5, 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58a760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f58a760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>Henry Park is now home to a collective 50 new trees thanks to a group of budding arborists at Calvert Elementary School. Fourth graders teamed up with Lincoln Parks and Recreation, the Arbor Day Foundation, and our very own sustainability team to plant trees around neighboring Henry Park on October 12th.\u00a0<\/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-a1b8ba9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1b8ba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Planting Steps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447d6b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"447d6b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>Check out each of the steps to planting a tree that the students 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Students also planted an additional tree on their school campus.<\/p><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1025802 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1025802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>Each of these new plantings will contribute to the growing number of trees in the Lincoln tree canopy. The tree canopy provides students with places to sit, beautiful scenery, and a healthier environment.<\/p><p>LPS couldn\u2019t be more grateful for all of the hard work of the Calvert Elementary students and staff, and the amazing volunteers and community partners&#8211; like The Arbor Day Foundation that provided gloves for each student&#8211;who made this planting possible.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-d47dc56\" data-id=\"d47dc56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-6f5671f elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"6f5671f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&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 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/11\/Calvert-Tree-Photos-Vertical-4.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"A man and two children stake a young tree in a sunny park, while another person watches; 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one boy jumps over it as friends watch, creating a playful, adventurous mood.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/10\/3.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Two young people dig and loosen garden soil beneath leafy trees, working with shovels in warm sunlight; their focused teamwork feels energetic and purposeful.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/10\/1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"A girl grips a metal tree-planting tool while a man in a teal shirt steadies it in a sunny park, helping her plant a young tree.\" \/><\/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 class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Henry Park is now home to a collective 50 new trees thanks to a group of budding arborists at Calvert Elementary School. 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