My new favorite word is arboretum . Put plainly, it's a garden of trees and shrubs, or not-so-plainly "an outdoor living museum for a collection of woody plants."
The City of Casper has been selected as a recipient for a $34,980 Community Trees Grant through the Arbor Day Foundation, funded by the Enterprise Mobility Foundation.
Per a memo to council from Nicholas Whipps, the City's Interim Parks, Recreation and Public Facilities Director, if the grant money is accepted it will go towards seventy-nine trees to be planted at Sage Park.
Whipps note this only the beginning of the Sage Park Arboretum, with the long-term vision to create a living outdoor classroom and outdoor sanctuary for the community.
They've planned for a diverse selection of trees including native species like Honey