Free tree glee

Kris Martinez of Cortez leaves the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce April 22 with her free tree, picked up during a giveaway that celebrated Earth Day. See more “tree glee” on page 11. Islander Photo: Lisa Neff

Cathy King, a volunteer with the Bradenton Beach ScenicWAVES Committee, awaits the noon rush on the first day of a three-day tree giveaway at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce office in Holmes Beach. The first giveaway, April 22, which was Earth Day, offered people silver buttonwoods, seagrapes, gumbo limbos and more.

People line up outside the chamber office April 22 for the opening of a tree giveaway. Partners included the chamber, Keep Manatee Beautiful and the Florida Forest Service.

Volunteer Cathy King registers a man picking up a tree April 22 — Earth Day and the first of three days of a tree giveaway at the chamber office in Holmes Beach.