Branching out

Allen Williams (from left), habitat specialist for the Educational Grounds and Gardens of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District; Bill Green, regional urban forester for Texas A&M Forest Service; and Ed Kuprel, forester for the City of Edinburg, are shown after the tree planting. They expressed their gratitude to the campus community for helping with the tree planting in observance of Arbor Day and Pollinator Day. AALIYAH GARZA/THE RIDER

UTRGV celebrates Arbor Day and Pollinator Day today at the Southwick Hall lawn on the Edinburg campus. The campus community was invited to plant an anacua tree. UTRGV groundskeepers, foresters from Texas A&M University and the City of Edinburg attended the event to aid in the tree planting. AALIYAH GARZA/THE RIDER

Employees of UTRGV Facilities pose before planting an anacua tree Tuesday on the Brownsville campus in observance of Arbor Day and Pollinator Day. Shown are Henry Pineda (from left), a groundskeeper; Rueben Zuniga, superintendent of Grounds Maintenance; Martin Cortez, assistant director of Facilities Maintenance Operations; Rodney Dorsett, a groundskeeper; Rafael Ruiz, a groundskeeper; and Antonio Uribe, a groundskeeper. The event was coordinated by Tree Campus USA, a program of the Arbor Day Foundation. VICTOR G. RAMIREZ/THE RIDER

UTRGV groundskeepers, foresters from Texas A&M University and the City of Edinburg dig a hole on the Southwick Hall lawn to plant the anacua tree in observance of Arbor Day and Pollinator Day. AALIYAH GARZA/THE RIDER

Facilities employees plant an anacua tree in the Pollinator Garden on Tuesday on the Brownsville campus in observance of Arbor Day and Pollinator Day. VICTOR G. RAMIREZ/THE RIDER