Paddock Lake recognized Arbor Day in a ceremony Saturday morning.
Local Scouts helped withe ceremony. Scout Robert Ader gave a history of Arbor Day and Scout Andrew Cerda read a relevant quote from naturalist John Muir. Here is video of Ader:
Here is video of village Trustee John Poole giving some facts about Paddock Lake and Arbor Day:
The village expects to have saplings available for free for planting by village residents later in May,
The Scouts then finished the planting of a purple crabapple tree on the Village Hall property. 2026 marks Paddock Lake’s 26th year as a designated Tree City USA.
