Join Piedmont Environmental Council, John Marshall Soil and Water District and Friends of the Rappahannock to complete the Earth Day tree planting started on April 22! We still have 50+ trees to plant on Arbor Day, April 30, to complete this riparian buffer.
Volunteers will be needed from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for planting native tree seedlings (scalping, digging holes, planting, and pounding stakes). All COVID guidelines shall be adhered to - volunteers must bring their own mask and observe social distancing.
Planting native trees help our environment and our community in numerous ways, including:
Sequester carbon to improve air quality; Regulate temperatures in our urban environments;Increase property values in our neighborhoods; Catch and filter polluted stormwater before it enters our local streams; Stabilize soils and stream banks preventing erosion; Provide valuable forage and habitat for fish and wildlife.
Sequester carbon to improve air quality; Regulate temperatures in our urban environments;Increase property values in our neighborhoods; Catch and filter polluted stormwater before it enters our local streams; Stabilize soils and stream banks preventing erosion; Provide valuable forage and habitat for fish and wildlife.
PEC & FOR will provide all of the necessary tools for planting as well as snacks and extra water.
Volunteers should bring: Mask (Required), Work gloves, Hat, Sunscreen, Water bottle
All volunteers will be required to sign a volunteer waiver to participate. Please email your completed waiver to Robin Cross at rcross@pecva.org by Friday, April 30st at 1pm. There will be additional copies available to sign upon arrival.
As a bonus, there is a nice pond to sit by if you choose to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy before we start.
