[Image: Picture of DeSoto Parish 4-Her's planting a tree]DeSoto Parish 4-H celebrated Arbor Day on Jan. 12, 2009, by honoring a volunteer who has really made an impact on DeSoto Parish 4-H. This year the honoree was Tommy Clark. Mr. Clark has been involved in 4-H for approximately 10 years and is a very reliable, trustworthy volunteer. When he started working with 4-H he was sponsoring a 4-H’er so she could show commercial heifers. Now he has a grandchild in 4-H who is showing cattle and has two more grandchildren who are more than likely to become 4-H members, so Mr. Clark should be around for a long time. Raising cows, chickens, guineas and quail, he has many opportunities to be helping hand in the DeSoto Parish 4-H Livestock Club. He also is a member of the DeSoto Parish 4-H advisory board, and this year he has offered his land for DeSoto Parish 4-H’ers to have a camping weekend, which will be held toward the end of March. There were 80 4-H’ers at the Arbor Day Celebration, and they planted a tree in Tommy Clark's name in front of the parish's LSU AgCenter Extension Office.