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Community volunteers will come together on Saturday, April 5 to make the school grounds at Briarwood and Brooklake Elementary Schools in Florham Park safer and cleaner, at no cost to the district.

On Tuesday, March 11, the Townsend Tree Board is sponsoring a One Day One School Program at Townsend School District #1. Plans are to remove the four large Siberian elms on the east side of the high school on Cedar Street, grind the stumps, level the boulevard, put in a sprinkler system, and sod the boulevard – all in one day!

Florham Park – Now in its second year, locally originated “One Day, One School ” volunteer school grounds cleanup program has expanded with more tree professionals – and an added aspect of environmental education.

Florham Park – Community volunteers will come together Saturday, April 5, to make the school grounds at the Briarwood and Brooklake elementary schools in Florham Park safer and cleaner, at no cost to the district.

By Paula Saha

On March 11, volunteers kicked up some sawdust in Townsend , Mont. , when they took down four Siberian elms, ground their stumps, installed a watering system, and put in a new bed of plants along the side of a school.

Florham Pk. School Latest In One-Day Projects

By: David Zimmer 

Florham Park – Tom “Ace” Gallagher's One Day, One School program swept through the Brooklake Elementary School this weekend as volunteers removed a variety of nonnative plant species, countless limbs and around 50 trees to ensure the safety of the entire perimeter of the schoolyard.

By Lisa Martone 

Florham Park – An environmental makeover program that began in the heart of Morris County has now expanded nationwide into a community event that aims at benefiting neighborhoods and school districts.

Some years ago, Thomas “Ace” Gallagher of neighboring Hanover Township was in the habit of walking his son to elementary school each day. Gallagher wanted his son to be safe.

Nationally recognized “ One Day One School ” program brings together tree experts, school officials, town representatives, local companies, and young volunteers.

Organizers of the nationally recognized One Day One School voluntary school grounds initiative were presented with the New Jersey Green Community Achievement Award at the New Jersey Shade Tree Foundation’s annual meeting in Cherry Hill this past Saturday, October 21st.