SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - In honor of Earth Day, students at Arellanes Elementary School in Santa Maria helped plant a new tree.

Santa Barbara County’s Parks Department and Urban Forestry Division partnered with the offices of 5th District Supervisor, Steve Lavagnino, for the presentation.

For the 23rd annual event, students witnessed and directly participated in the planting of a young Fern Podocarpus, known to be a low-maintenance evergreen tree.

Arellanes is a dual-campus school with the junior high directly adjacent to the elementary campus.

Officials say the kindergarteners who helped plant it today will get to see how much the tree grows before they graduate to high school.

Another tree will be planted this Friday to celebrate Arbor Day.

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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - In honor of Earth Day, students at Arellanes Elementary School in Santa Maria helped plant a new tree.

Santa Barbara County’s Parks Department and Urban Forestry Division partnered with the offices of 5th District Supervisor, Steve Lavagnino, for the presentation.

For the 23rd annual event, students witnessed and directly participated in the planting of a young Fern Podocarpus, known to be a low-maintenance evergreen tree.

Arellanes is a dual-campus school with the junior high directly adjacent to the elementary campus.

Officials say the kindergarteners who helped plant it today will get to see how much the tree grows before they graduate to high school.

Another tree will be planted this Friday to celebrate Arbor Day.

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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - The City of Santa Maria is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its transit system with a special event scheduled to take place Wednesday afternoon on Earth Day.

The celebration event will by hosted by the Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department and is set to take place at Machado Plaza in downtown Santa Maria from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and include promotional item giveaways.

Created in 1976, Santa Maria Regional Transit (SMRT) has grown from what the city described was once "a single-route operation into a nationally recognized and awardwinning all-electric fleet."

"Fifty years of public service is a testament to the City of Santa Maria’s commitment to its
residents," said Gamaliel Anguiano, Santa Maria Transit Services Manager. "The service has evolved
quite considerably since its inception. We encourage the public to celebrate this historic
milestone with us and take advantage of the reduced fares."

To celebrate its golden anniversary, SMRT is allowing all passengers to ride for free today on Wednesday, April 22nd.

In addition, for the next 50 days through June 12th, regular bus fares for the general public will be only ¢0.50 cents and ¢0.25 cents for qualifying seniors or disabled persons.

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