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For Immediate Release A Conversation with Senator Brubaker Arbor Day celebrated in Columbia More than 100 years ago, the tradition of Arbor Day began on the Nebraskan plains, and has since become a nationwide celebration. Pennsylvania observes Arbor Day on the last Friday of April, which this year was April 27. Among the many ceremonies that took place across the United States, I enjoyed attending and participating in the 16th consecutive Arbor Day celebration in Columbia Borough. In particular, I was very pleased to see the Borough receive its 15th consecutive Tree City USA Award from the National Arbor Day Foundation. This award recognizes Columbia for its dedication to its urban and community forestry program, which improves its tree canopy and provides environmental, economic and even social benefits. It was also my honor to bring the Borough several varieties of seedlings that I purchased from the Lancaster County Conservation District, and to present them to Mayor Lutz and the Shade Tree Commission. The Commission, whose members include Lance Birk, Mark Zeamer, Kerry Glenn, Tom Mimnall and Vinny Wickenheiser, will care for the seedlings in their nursery until the appropriate time when they can be planted in Columbia. Columbia has been working very hard over the past several years to revitalize its downtown area and to make the Borough a great place to live, and I commend them for their vision of a green future and the steps they are taking to make that vision a reality. Warwick choral group performs at Capitol On Wednesday, April 25, I had the privilege of seeing the Warwick High School Show Choir perform in the Capitols rotunda in honor of Pennsylvania Arts in Education Day. This group comprises 24 top vocal and dance students, who have provided performances in such locations as Disneyland, Disney World and Universal Studios. Arts in Education Day is a celebration of the role that the arts such as drawing, music and sculpture, among others play in a childs growth and education. Art gives students the opportunity to express themselves and inspires creativity. The celebration includes an exhibition of student art work from kindergarten through 12th grades. In addition, several choral groups, music ensembles and dance teams from across the state performed in the Capitol. These various organizations certainly exemplified the theme of this year's Arts in Education Day, which highlighted "Pennsylvanias Future." I enjoyed seeing the students from Warwick and wish them many more successful performances. Environmental career camps open to youth The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) will host the Environmental Careers Outdoors Camps program this summer, giving students the opportunity to explore a wide range of conservation and environmental careers. The two residential camps serve to increase awareness of the outdoors, including activities such as water quality assessments, geology field studies and overnight camping experiences. Specialists and officials of DCNR's Bureaus of State Parks, Forestry, and Topographic and Geologic Survey oversee the instructions and daily activities. Camps will be offered June 17-23 at Kings Gap Environmental Education and Training Center near Carlisle, and July 15-21 at the Kirby Episcopal House and Chapel in Glen Smith. The camps are free to selected applicants in grades 10 through 12, but space is limited. Anyone who is interested can contact the ECO Camp Coordinator for applications and information by mail at Bureau of State Parks, Environmental Education and Information Division, P.O. Box 8551, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8551, by phone at 717-783-4356, or by email ECO_Camp@state.pa.us
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