Birds and trees thrive, are celebrated in Plover

The Village of Plover held a joint Community Arbor Day and Bird City Wisconsin celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the Plover Municipal Building.

Plover Village Administrator Dan Mahoney and Bird City Wisconsin representative Kent Hall present the Bird City flag to community members during a joint Bird City and Arbor Day celebration Oct. 3.
(Portage County Gazette photo)
Don Kissinger was the representative from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for Arbor Day, and Kent Hall was the representative for .
Kissinger said that the DNR has been celebrating Arbor Day for 41 years, and he still is excited about what Plover has to offer its community.
“The (tree) diversity you guys have here is just great,” he said.
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State Department of Natural Resources representative Don Kissinger (left) and Plover Village Administrator Dan Mahoney present the Tree City flag from the Arbor Day Foundation during a joint Bird City and Arbor Day celebration in Plover Oct. 3.
(Portage County Gazette photo)