Planting for the future on Earth Day

Above: Gabby Perron, Kaisa Brown and Aveline McCabe were among the White Bear Lake Area High School Environmental Club members who recently helped area residents plant saplings as part of an Earth/Arbor Day student project.

At right: Mahtomedi Environmental Commission members Melissa Bohdan, Tom Collins, Christine Ahman-Maples and Mike Chevelier display a No Mow May sign during a recent RITE event.

Above: Environmental Club member Dhruva Pingale gathers saplings for an area resident to take home and plant. The club started with 5 members and now has 35. Their next group project is a south campus Peace Garden cleanup on May 6.

At left: Cal, Megan and McKenna Koren prepare to leave the recent RITE of Spring event after picking up some plants and informational material.

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