NEWS
JUNE 2019
MAA’s 40th Annual Arbor Day Celebration
A Great Day at Appleton Farms!
Conservation and preservation were the theme of the day at Appleton Farms
in Ipswich, MA on April 26, 2019. Selected as the site of the MAA’s 2019
Arbor Day of Service celebration, Appleton Farms is the oldest continuously
operating farm in the country. The Trustees rolled out the red carpet for more
than 200 member volunteers who arrived at the crack of dawn.
The enthusiastic spirit of the day was contagious as members worked side-
by-side throughout the morning in cold, rainy conditions to remove danger-
ous and invasive trees, safety prune, grind stumps and plant many specimen
trees that will live on at Appleton for years to come. At the end of the work
day, a bluegrass band welcomed the volunteers back to warm themselves by
a makeshift firepit and enjoy a delicious farm-to-table lunch provided by the
folks at Appleton Farms.
Alicia Leuba, Trustees Vice President for the Eastern Region, addressed the
group during lunch. She recognized the volunteers for their “extraordinary
work on this diverse and aging landscape.” She thanked the MAA for part-
nering with the Trustees and noted that the Arbor Day project, held 10 years
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