The Arkansas Department of Agriculture's Forestry Division announces playgrounds in Berryville and Marshall are among 23 in the state being helped by the Shade Trees on Playgrounds Program.
The program is designed to help playgrounds in selected state school districts lower the risk of skin cancer by providing trees to help develop more shaded areas where children play.
The playgrounds at the Intermediate School in Berryville and the Elementary School in Marshall will receive the trees which according to a press release from the Agriculture Department.
The release also states that members of the Forestry Division will deliver and assist with the transport and planting of the trees. Trees for each campus are chosen by local Forestry Division staff to fit the unique region and conditions of each playground and are purchased from local nurseries and suppliers.
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