Central Unified and non-profit team up to plant trees

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Students astatine McKinley Elementary School successful westbound cardinal Fresno ventured extracurricular the schoolroom for a hands-on acquisition connected Tuesday.

The Central Unified School District and section non-profit "Tree Fresno" collaborated to works 8 Chinese Pistache trees.

Students participated successful the histrion planting portion learning astir forestry and sustainability.

The extremity is to supply much shadiness and amended aerial quality.

The district's interim superintendent, Eimear O'Brien, says this acquisition teaches students and improves the campus.

"I was conscionable truthful excited to deliberation our kids are really going to person the acquisition of learning much astir the value of trees, however they lend to our nine and our world, and besides larn a small spot astir however trees are planted and ticker them grow," she said.

"Tree Fresno" already has plans to works a mates of twelve much trees astatine different section schoolhouse wrong the adjacent month.

The task is funded by the Valley Air Urban Greening grant.