Last week my grade took buses to Hillside Park to plant trees. It is very important to plant trees so that we can help the environment. Trees help us in many ways. Some of them are that we can have shade, fresh water, oxygen and more. Here is some history about Hillside Park. It was built in 1922. Hillside Park High School was the first high school in Durham to have black students be able to learn there.

When we got there, we learned about the history of Hillside Park. Now I will be talking about how to plant the tree. First we had to dig a big hole that was large enough for the baby tree that you can see in the picture above. Next we put the tree in the hole and stabbed the roots a little bit. You stab the roots to make it grow faster. After that we added some mulch pieces around the tree. Finally we put a gray plastic protective cover on the tree to support it when it is growing.

I am so happy that we were able to contribute to helping the environment, and you should to. Thank you