Texas Arbor Day celebration slated Nov. 5 at Caddo Mounds SHS

Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, located on Texas Highway 21 west of Alto, will host a Texas Arbor Day celebration from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5.

Staff members, volunteers and visitors will plant trees at the site to replace those damaged or destroyed during a tornado that ripped through the area in April 2019.

Eric Taylor of the Texas Forest Service and the Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center in Overton will direct visitors in planting trees to ensure they have a long and healthy life, according to organizers.

Also, on tap are tree games, atlatl dart-throwing, crafts and seedling adoption (while supplies last). The event – sponsored by Texas A&M Cherokee County Extension service, the Texas Forest Service, Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center and the Friends of Caddo Mounds – is free of charge and open to the public.