Missouri Department of Conservation resource forester Travis Mills, left, and City of Houston public grounds department supervisor Joe Kirkman stand next to three trees that will be among five planted at Emmett Kelly Park to replace some that died following a major tree-planting operation at the park a few years ago. The MDC purchased the trees for the city. The trees shown are, from left, a bald cypress, a Shumard oak and a London planetree.
Not all of the 55 trees planted in Emmett Kelly Park survived following a joint operation between the City of Houston and Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) in 2012.
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