Holmes Beach plants tree, hosts giveaway for Arbor Day

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Anna Maria Island Garden Club president Renitia Bertoluzzi, left, Florida Forest Service forester Caroline Ritchey and Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth plant a silver buttonwood tree April 24 at Prince Park, 121 52nd St., to celebrate National Arbor Day. The holiday recognizes the importance of trees and promotes planting and caring for them. Islander Photos: Robert Anderson
Florida Forest Service forester Caroline Ritchey, second from the left, gives a speech April 24 during Holmes Beach’s Arbor Day planting event.
Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth shows off a new Islanders 4 Clean Water T-shirt during the April 24 planting event. The shirt reads “Rewild Florida” on the front alongside the I4CW website, islanders4cleanwater.com, as well as “Embrace the Untamed” on the back.

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