Magical ForestWindsor’s

The town of Windsor’s Parks, Recreation and Culture Department hosted another successful Magical Forest event on Feb. 25 at Eastman Park.

The annual affair draws dozens of adults, teens and children to come out and exercise their creative muscles through building forts, huts, castles and other structures using old donated Christmas trees.

The trees are collected through the town’s free Christmas Tree Recycling program. The program offers Windsor residents a safe alternative to recycling their Christmas trees, which are mulched and repurposed in outdoor spaces to help keep the community beautiful.

The free event was sponsored by Heidi Washburn State Farm, the Greeley Stampede, the Human Bean and Ascent Classical Academy.

The Human Bean provided free hot cocoa to keep builders warm and toasty in the nippy temperatures.

At the end of the day, prizes were awarded to the most creative and unique structures created at the event.

Creations crafted from the trees will be left up in the park for around two months for kids and parents to enjoy. After that, they will be taken down and the trees will be shredded with the mulch being distributed in landscaping throughout the community

For more information on other events hosted by the Windsor Parks, Recreation and Culture Department, go to www. recreationliveshere com

BY EMILY KEMME