Help Plant A Riparian Buffer In Lebanon County On April 25

On April 25 the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and other partners need volunteers to help plant 300 native trees and shrubs in a riparian stream buffer on the Hess Farm* along Conewago Creek near Palmyra in Lebanon County from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

 

This project will restore several thousand feet of stream bank, reduce erosion and shade the stream to maintain cooler water temperatures that help keep these ecosystems healthy.

 

If you have gloves, a shovel or a 2lb. sledge hammer that you can bring along with you, it would be greatly appreciated. There will be some equipment and tools that can be used by those who do not have tools of their own.

 

Project partners include the Tri-County Conewago Creek Association and the state's Treevitalize Program. Everyone is welcome!

 

Please sign-up online. Once you register we will send you directions and a health form, which you will need to complete and bring with you.

 

Please contact Kim Patten at 717-234-5550 or send email to: kpatten@cbf.org with any questions. Our event will be rain or shine, so please dress appropriately! See you on planting day!

*No relation to the editor