Johnny Appleseed

BOONE, Iowa---The Boone Johnny Appleseed Project will mark it's 28th year Saturday with the planting of nearly 200 trees. John Murphy is teaming up with Phil Brown for this year's campaign and says a number of volunteers are already lined up but more are welcome. Anyone wishing to participate should dress appropriately and bring along a shovel if possible. Volunteers will gather at the Herman Park Pavilion Saturday by 7:00 AM. Murphy says the work should be done before 10:00 AM. Murphy noted that volunteers have planted more than 9,000 trees as part of the Appleseed Project.