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Memorial Park gets greener

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Memorial Park gets greener

The Elgin Parks and Recreation Center honored Texas Arbor Day with its fourth annual tree planting celebration, bringing more canopy to Elgin Memorial Park with some help from local farms and ranches.Over 50 volunteers picked up shovels to bring more life to the park grounds, planting over 25 trees and shrubs for both local residents and wildlife.“We know once the ecosystem is complete, it works,” said Program Manager Elizabeth Marzec.Many of the trees planted are Texas native, placed in the park’s second rendition of its wild areas. What may look like a garden lacking landscape is actually the center’s effort ...

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