10/08/2026
🌳🌳🌳What an incredible couple of months it has been around the cemetery. We've been quiet on social media, but work has been getting done! 💪🏻
Volunteer, David Haggard, worked diligently with Missouri Department of Conservation on a cost share grant to remove dead trees from the cemetery. These beautiful giants had long lifespans and were incredible in their years, but had become a danger to people, animals, and gravestones. 🪚
The amazing work of Family Tree Service took down six dead trees, shown in the videos and photo above.
As part of this grant program we also had to bring new life into the cemetery. On Saturday, October 3rd, a group of volunteers planted 12 new native species saplings around the cemetery.
A huge shout out to Naseem Fordipour from Heartland Tree Alliance for coming out and sharing his wisdom and knowledge by doing a demonstration on planting the first tree and helping oversee the rest of the plantings. 🌳🌲
These new little trees are protected by a barrier of mulch and have stakes to help them grow tall and strong. We'll also be placing protectors on their trunks to protect them from animals and w**d eaters as they grow.💚
Thank you again to everyone that made this happen and for helping keep this special place beautiful for generations to come!🖤🪦🖤
