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Red Spruce Tree Planting
April 21, 2017 @ 10:00 am - April 22, 2017 @ 3:00 pm
Red Spruce (Picea rubens) once covered thousands of acres in western Maryland before logging and wildfires at the turn of the last century drastically reduced its range.
Join us as we replant several thousand locally-sourced red spruce seedlings. This planting will accelerate restoration of forest cover and regeneration of red spruce.
It will improve habitat quality for rare plants and animals by restoring natural vegetation and ecological processes, and improve hydrology and local climate, reducing erosion and increasing percolation of water into the underlying bedrock. Pretty good payoff for a spring day spent in a beautiful place!
Planting will take place over two days. Volunteers are welcome to come for one or both.
Friday, April 21: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 22: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Because Saturday’s planting coincides with the March for Science, we’ll be holding our own march as we hike into the preserve!
Bring lunch & water, work gloves, sturdy boots, rain gear, and dress in layers, as it may start off cool, but warm up throughout the day. Cranesville Swamp Preserve is 3.5 hours from DC/Baltimore.
To RSVP or for more information, contact Deborah Landau at dlandau@tnc.org.
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