TOWNSEND — Volunteers are needed to plant 2,000 hardwood seedlings along the Cypress Branch at Blackbird State Forest on Sept. 17.
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TOWNSEND — Volunteers are needed to plant 2,000 hardwood seedlings along the Cypress Branch at Blackbird State Forest on Sept. 17.
The trees will provide beauty, enhance wildlife habitats, fight invasive species and improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
“We’re looking for enthusiastic individuals and families to help us honor the bicentennial of Harriet Tubman’s birth by planting tree seedlings in an area that is part of the (Harriet Tubman) Byway in Delaware,” state forester Michael Valenti said.
The tree-planting will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Blackbird State Forest’s Naudain Tract, 2076 Harvey Straughn Road, Townsend. It is a rain-or-shine event. Equipment, including shovels, will be provided. Volunteers are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather.
Blackbird State Forest covers nearly 6,000 acres in southern New Castle County. The project is funded by the U.S. Forest Service and its Chesapeake Bay Program and the Delaware Forest Service and its Urban and Community Forestry Program.
For information and to register, visit here.
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