4 | July/August 2014
C
arrot Girl, Garden Man, Butterfly Girl,
Gold Man and their 15 other cape-cladded
classmates joined volunteers from DRG and
PG&E to celebrate Arbor Day in Kern, Calif.
At William Penn Elementary School,
students stay after school once a week to
receive an interactive education about organiz-
ing, planning, designing and sustaining their
school's garden. This year, during California's
Arbor Week, DRG Senior Consulting Utility
Forester Delmer Blake, with Consulting
Utility Foresters Stephanie Lancaster, Carlos
Cardona and Jorge Duarte, visited the garden-
ing superheroes to plant shrubs and four citrus
trees—lime, mandarin, grapefruit and mango.
"The kids all wear capes and work in groups
to do different jobs, like watering," Blake says.
"Davey helped plant the trees and talked to
the kids about the job, trees and the importance
of planting away from power lines."
Blake says the students enjoyed the chance
to learn about the benefits of trees and planting
through a hands-on experience. As he says,
"The kids got to go outside and get their
hands dirty."
PG&E Vegetation Program Manager Joe Stewart
presents to students of William Penn Elementary
School during an Arbor Day program.
Photo: Casey Christie of The Californian
Members of the superhero gardening group watering at William Penn Elementary School.
Photo: Katie Allen of PG&E
Celebrating
Arbor Day
Superhero
Style
