Live Oak Trees: Appreciation and Care
Greater Covington Center and Fuhrmann Auditorium 317 North Jefferson Avenue, Covington, Louisiana 70433
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Keep Covington Beautiful hosts a Live Oak Tree Workshop this month, featuring speakers William Guion and James Culpepper. Guion has photographed the Louisiana landscape and its oaks for over thirty years. His work with historic Live Oaks in Louisiana, the 100 Oaks Project, documents some of the oldest surviving oaks in the state. His talk, "Quercus Quest," will review his long-term study of the Southern Live Oak. Culpepper, a licensed arborist, will speak on "Live Oaks, Selection, Preparation, and Care." 10 am–noon in the Bogue Falaya Hall at the Greater Covington Center. $10; free for KCB members. Persons interested in attending are asked to register by February 4 by email at keepcovbeautiful@gmail.com or (985) 867-3652. Light refreshments will be served.
