Franklin Preserve Tree planting Volunteers needed! Help reforest Franklin Township by planting 270 trees!
Where: Franklin Preserve service entrance, 59 Parsons Road, Landenberg PA 19350
When: Saturday May 21, 2022 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. (Rain Date Sunday May 22 9:00)
Questions: Franklin Township Office: 610-255-5212
Updates on Weather on the Township website: franklintownship.us
Franklin Township has received a donation of 270 saplings of various native trees. These saplings are just 1 to 2 feet high and will be planted in protective tubes to form a riparian buffer along the West Branch of the White Clay Creek. This is an important project to improve the White Clay watershed and improve water quality in the stream. The trees filter the water before it reaches the stream, they shade the water to keep it cool for the fish. The trees slow the water to reduce flooding and hold the soil in place when flooding occurs. They also provide habitat for the local critters and remove carbon from the atmosphere.
No registration needed, just show up!
Volunteers should bring:
Water (86 Degrees forecast)
Shovel - Full size pointed Shovel for planting.
Mallet - 3 or 4 pound steel mallet to drive stakes. (Rubber mallets don't work, small carpenter hammers don't work, if you don't have one we can share ours)
Hand Clippers - small ones to keep in your pocket
Tick protection, spraying Off on your boots and pants is suggested.
Gloves
Event made possible by the White Clay Watershed Association and the White Clay Wild and Scenic River Program and the Franklin Township Parks, Recreation and Open Space Committee.
