Daisy Garcia Montoya
Editorial Assistant

More than 50 trees were planted at Kessler Park this past weekend by members of the Kansas City Disc Golf Incorporated (KCDG).

Members of KCDG worked with Kansas City Parks and Recreation and the Missouri Department of Conversation to get the trees for Kessler Park.

Michael Krueger, league director for Cliff Drive, was approached by a member of the Missouri Department of Conservation asking him if he was interested in trees.

Krueger said yes and was told that he had to pick a park within Kansas City. After speaking to Jack Lowe, with the Kansas City Flying Disc Club, the answer was clear: Kessler Park.

“The golf course has been there for more than 17 years and it has lost trees in that area. This was a way for us to give back and bring some vibrancy,” said Jack Lowe.

Volunteers gathered to plant the trees within the disc golf course, placing tube trees to protect the new trees. Although this was a first, disc golfers have been thinking about giving back and replacing the trees for a while.

Disc golfers in the past held a tournament in benefit of replacing trees in the park after seeing the decline of trees. When asked if he would want to bring the event back to continue replacing trees, Lowe said yes.

“The trees do not only add an aesthetic but it creates a challenging environment for a professional disc golf tournament.”

The KCDG is holding funds for more trees in the future.