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Statesboro celebrates Arbor Day 2026
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The great-grandchildren of Henry Clay participated in a memorial tree planting held in his honor. Clay was a founding member of the City of Statesboro Tree Board and served on the Board for 40 years. Shown is Clay’s daughter Heidi Rachels helping his great-granddaughter Madison Gibson and great-grandson Jackson Norton plant the tree. (JASON MARTIN/special)

The city of Statesboro Tree Board held an Arbor Day Celebration and Tree Planting on Saturday, Feb. 21, at Marvin Avenue Park. The celebration featured hands-on tree-related activities, a tree giveaway and raffle, educational demonstrations, native plant sales and a nonperishable food and pet food drive benefiting the Statesboro Food Bank and the Humane Society of Statesboro and Bulloch County. 

Also held at the event was a memorial tree planting in honor of the late Henry Clay, a founding member of the City of Statesboro Tree Board who served on the Board for 40 years.