Arbor Day is a holiday that encourages people to plant trees. Planting a tree represents the belief that the tree will provide our community with cleaner air, a habitat for wildlife, and natural beauty. 

Each year the Village dedicates a new native Illinois tree species to the Arboretum Garden area in front of the Police Department near the silo along Rt. 30 (11 Civic Center Ave.). The Arbor Day Dedication Ceremony traditionally falls on the Saturday after Arbor Day at 10. Community members are encouraged to join the Beautification Committee as they plant and dedicate the year's tree. Those attending will receive a chance to take home a limited number of tree saplings yearly to celebrate Arbor Day. 

Winners will take home a sapling and instructions for growing, transplanting, and long-term tree care. In addition, a municipal arborist is onsite for the event and available to answer any tree or native plant questions that residents may have preparing their yards for the spring and summer seasons.