Each year several local organizations donate trees to the city to celebrate Arbor Day. Assisted by City of Santa Monica Urban Forester Task force, members of the Kiwanis Santa Monica, Santa Monica Elks 906, Santa Monica Lions Club, Santa Monica Breakfast Club and the Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club plant the newest additions to the city’s urban canopy at Hotchkiss Park on Thursday, April 25, 2019. The Santa Monica Arbor Day event is organized by the Public Landscape Division of the Public Works Department, which is responsible for maintaining the City's parks, landscapes, downtown and Santa Monica State Beach. Arbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees.