By City of Antioch Recreation Department

In an effort to Keep Antioch Beautiful and to celebrate Arbor Day we hosted an event to plant nearly 30 trees around Prewett Family Park and in the Antioch Community Center’s parking lot!

First celebrated in the U.S. in 1872, Arbor Day is a national holiday in which encourages public attention to the importance of trees in our ecosystem. Planting, relocating and even climbing trees are encouraged, along with learning more about the myriad of ways trees function in our environment and help us all to exist. Learn more about Arbor Day from the Farmer’s Almanac and Arbor Day Foundation.

Thank you to everyone involved:

• Students from Holy Rosary School
• Antioch Public Works
• Antioch Police Department
• Antioch Public Safety
• City Council Members Don Freitas and Monica Wilson

The strides our community makes to Keep Antioch Beautiful are ongoing!

And takes the involvement of our entire community.

If you are interested in any upcoming volunteer events, please visit our website: antiochca.gov/recreation

See more photos of the event on the City of Antioch Recreation Department Facebook page.

Allen D. Payton contributed to this report.

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Arbor Day 2026 at Prewett Family Park

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