HARRISON, Neb. (AP) A 25-year effort to reforest parts of Fort Robinson State Park that were devastated by a massive wildfire in 1989 wrapped up this spring.
About 1,400 members of the Boy Scouts of the Longs Peak Council and other volunteers planted 10,500 trees at Fort Robinson State Park in early April. The planting marked the 25th and final year for the event.
Since the first event in 1990, more than 450,000 trees have been planted. Organizers believe at least 76,000 have lived, helping restore the 48,000 acres burned by the fire.
Although the replanting effort has ended, scout leader and tree-planting organizer Jim Schmitt says the Boy Scouts will continue gathering every April at Fort Robinson to participate in other service projects around the park.