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The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is seeking volunteers for its second annual 24-Hour Tree Planting Relay on April 5-6.
The sites in Pennsylvania include--
-- April 5 – 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. – Upper Oxford Township Arboretum, Chester County
-- April 5 – 9:00 p.m. to Midnight – Elizabethtown, Lancaster County
-- April 6 – Midnight to 2:00 a.m. – Lititz, Lancaster County
-- April 6 – 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. – Abbottstown Park, Adams County
-- April 6 – 9:00 a.m. to Noon – Millersville, Lancaster County
-- April 6 – Noon to 5:00 p.m. – Big Elk Creek State Park, Chester County
Registration is now open, and specific site addresses, supplies to bring, etc. will be available upon registration.
If you’re interested in volunteering, sign up for a shift and help us plant thousands of trees in 24 hours this April!
Click Here to register and for more information.
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Related Article - 24-Hour Relay:
-- Bay Journal: Volunteers Plant Trees Around-The-Clock In 4 Pennsylvania Counties In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
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[Posted: March 13, 2024]
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