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TREE PLANTING. City of Ritzville employees (from left) Nate Bucher, Justin Ziebell and Dave Breazeale, team up to plant trees in the Ritzville City Park last month. In total, the city’s employees planted 57 trees throughout the city to replace the trees lost in the September windstorm. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson
Following the massive windstorm in September, many public areas within the City of Ritzville lost many trees which once covered the area. The monumental loss led in the city submitting a 2013 Tree City USA Tree Planting Grant Proposal through the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, and the application resulted in the city receiving 57 trees to plant within the city, specifically in the areas that lost the most trees.
The Sept. 15 windstorm produced winds over 65 miles an hour and destroyed a total of 34 trees within Ritzville. The majority of damage occurred on the south side of...
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