Col. Rodney Lewis, 319th Air Base Wing commander, along with several children from Grand Forks Air Force Base, celebrated Arbor Day Oct. 26, 2015, with a tree planting ceremony on the installation. Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, was awarded the Tree City USA distinction for 2014. Tree City USA is a program through the Arbor Day Foundation that recognizes communities across the country that have a tree board or department (responsible for caring for all the trees on the community’s property), a tree care ordinance, a community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita, as well as an Arbor Day Observance or Proclamation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Susan L. Davis)
Col. Rodney Lewis, 319th Air Base Wing commander, along with several Grand Forks Air Force Base children, plants a tree to commemorate Arbor Day during a ceremony held here Oct. 26, 2015. Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, was awarded the Tree City USA distinction for 2014. Tree City USA is a program through the Arbor Day Foundation that recognizes communities across the country that have a tree board or department (responsible for caring for all the trees on the community’s property), a tree care ordinance, a community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita, as well as an Arbor Day Observance or Proclamation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Susan L. Davis))
Col. Anthony Hernandez, 319th Mission Support Group commander, along with several Grand Forks Air Force Base children, plants a tree to commemorate Arbor Day during a ceremony held here Oct. 26, 2015. Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, was awarded the Tree City USA distinction for 2014. Tree City USA is a program through the Arbor Day Foundation that recognizes communities across the country that have a tree board or department (responsible for caring for all the trees on the community’s property), a tree care ordinance, a community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita, as well as an Arbor Day Observance or Proclamation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Susan L. Davis)
Col. Rodney Lewis, 319th Air Base Wing commander, offers opening remarks at an Arbor Day ceremony Oct. 26, 2015, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The ceremony included the planting of three new trees in cooperation with the North Dakota Forestry Service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Susan L. Davis)