Clara Lamb digs in at a tree-planting event at Alderwood Early Childhood Center. (Contributed photo)

Clara Lamb digs in at a tree-planting event at Alderwood Early Childhood Center. (Contributed photo)

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Preschoolers plant trees for their future

Alderwood Early Childhood Center students and their parents from came out April 27 to plant about 75 trees and shrubs on the Lynnwood campus. Volunteers earlier cleared the area of invasive plants, including holly and blackberry. The project also had help from the Snohomish Conservation District, Champion Tree Care and Edmonds Co-Op Preschool.

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Brothers Jasper (left) and Joe Hollenbach place a tree for planting at Alderwood Early Childhood Center. (Contributed photo)
Teacher Patti Baughn and Amber Aleksich take part in a tree-planting event at Alderwood Early Childhood Center. (Contributed photo)

Brothers Jasper (left) and Joe Hollenbach place a tree for planting at Alderwood Early Childhood Center. (Contributed photo)

Teacher Patti Baughn and Amber Aleksich take part in a tree-planting event at Alderwood Early Childhood Center. (Contributed photo)

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