Photo: NEW TREES PLANTED — About 25 students involved in Future Farmers of America at Anderson Union High School spent a few hours Friday making cuttings and planting red willow and cottonwood trees in Volonte Park. Along with FFA instructor George Wold, students planted over 2,000 cuttings from Anderson River Park into wet earth to create a a tree line near a ditch that runs through the park. Here, Jessica Newman and Nick Kelley work to drive rebar through rocky terrain to make way for a cutting. Funds for the city project were supplied from portions of three grants, according to Anderson Parks and Recreation Director Ken Hartman. - Anderson, CA

NEW TREES PLANTED — About 25 students involved in Future Farmers of America at Anderson Union High School spent a few hours Friday making cuttings and planting red willow and cottonwood trees in Volonte Park. Along with FFA instructor George Wold, students planted over 2,000 cuttings from Anderson River Park into wet earth to create a a tree line near a ditch that runs through the park. Here, Jessica Newman and Nick Kelley work to drive rebar through rocky terrain to make way for a cutting. Funds for the city project were supplied from portions of three grants, according to Anderson Parks and Recreation Director Ken Hartman.

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