PORT TOWNSEND — The city of Port Townsend will celebrate its annual Autumnal Arbor Day celebration on Saturday by hosting a native plant adoption and a tour of 50 significant Uptown trees.

The plant adoption will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mountain View Commons, 1925 Blaine St. The walking tour will run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., starting at the Port Townsend Public Library, 1220 Lawrence St.

Port Townsend has held the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA designation for 23 years, according to a press release.

One of the four requirements for that designation is to have an Arbor Day proclamation and some sort of celebration to go with it, said Debbie Jahnke, chair of the city’s Parks, Recreation, Trees and Trails Advisory Board.

“Many communities will celebrate one tree, and

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