2023 Keep Warner Robins Beautiful

RELEAF GRANT TREE GIVEAWAY
Early morning participants explore the trees available at the ReLeaf Giveaway Event!
For the third year in a row, citizens of Warner
Robins were given an opportunity to claim a
variety of larger tree species, thanks to a grant
opportunity received from the Georgia Tree
Council and Georgia Forestry Commission.
In December, 280 five to seven gallon trees
were given away at the Native Plant Education
Center with a bag of mulch to citizens of
Houston County. Participants could choose
from a variety of eleven different species to
ensure they received a tree that met their needs.
Master Gardeners and a Georgia Forestry
Commission Representative were available
to answer questions about best care practices
of each available tree. Volunteers from Keep
Warner Robins Beautiful’s Board and Veteran’s
High School’s Environmental Club assisted
in answering questions and loading trees and
mulch.
WARNER ROBINS TREE CANOPY
TREES IN WARNER ROBINS
The planting of crape myrtle trees has been a priority of Keep
Warner Robins Beautiful for many years. More recently, Keep
Warner Robins Beautiful has made all tree plantings a priority to
ensure our city maintains a varied tree population Of course, the
beautiful crape myrtles stand out while in bloom but at the same
time, some areas are conspicuous by the absence of crape myrtles
and trees in general. Tree planting on Watson Boulevard and all
throughout the city will be a continuing project.
Business owners on Watson Boulevard who have already planted
crape myrtle trees have made possible the outstanding appearance
of the city on this major thoroughfare. For this, we are most
grateful.
There are still many open spaces between the sidewalks and curbs
where crape myrtles can be planted to make the city even more
attractive. If you have any open spaces in front of your business/
property, we encourage you to fill them with crape myrtles or other
appropriate trees to help build our city’s tree canopy and add to the
beauty we all enjoy.
If you are interested, please contact the KWRB office at kwrb@
wrga.gov or 478-929-7258. We will be pleased to furnish you
with information concerning cost, color, and spacing of trees that
would be needed in front of your business/property. We will also
coordinate installation of the trees with the traffic engineer.
Again, we wish to thank those businesses who have planted
crape myrtle and other tree species, for making the attractiveness
of Watson Boulevard possible and adding to our tree canopy. If
you have not planted crape myrtles or other tree species, we hope
you will join with us in helping make Warner Robins as attractive
as possible while creating the best possible environment for your
business and customers.
In celebration of National Arbor Day and Earth Day, Cherry Blossom trees were planted
throughout the city, starting with the Municipal Complex.
Beautiful Crape Myrtles in bloom line Watson Blvd.
10 2023 Keep Warner Robins Beautiful