Mayor Chas Jones reads the city’s Arbor Day proclamation during Friday’s tree-planting event. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Those in attendance at Friday’s tree-planting event gather for a group photo at the homeowner’s site on Applegate Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Philomath Public Works Operations Supervisor Garry Black talks about the site that was chosen for the planting of two trees. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Mayor Chas Jones, left, and Tree Board member Rick Flacco pour dirt into a hole to secure one of the two trees planted on Friday while Lige Weedman, city aborist, looks on. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Lige Weedman, left, and Rick Flacco work on planting a tree with Mayor Chas Jones looking on. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Lige Weedman, city arborist, works on one of the two trees planted on Friday. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Mayor Chas Jones, from left, city arborist Lige Weedman and Tree Board member Rick Flacco plant the first of two trees on Friday at an Applegate Street address. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Philomath is in its 27th consecutive year with the Tree City USA designation. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Mayor Chas Jones talks to those in attendance at Friday’s event. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)