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Beat the heat: Rest beneath a tree

This interview originally aired on In the Moment on SDPB Radio.

Erik Helland invites us to sit beneath a shady tree on a South Dakota summer day.

Planting a tree will provide both temporary shade and a lasting legacy. Trees offer shelter from wind and the sun while also providing a form of art that can’t be updated or redesigned.

Helland brings first steps to adding trees to your landscaping to In the Moment. He is president and owner of Landscape Garden Centers in Sioux Falls.

Lori Walsh is a special correspondent with SDPB and host of the "In the Moment" podcast.
Ari Jungemann served as a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ellen Koester served as a producer of "In the Moment," SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.