Tree Planting at Blackbird Forest
The Delaware Forest Service is teaming up with local Caroline Dowd to plant 8,800 new trees along the Cypress Branch of the Blackbird State Forest. Caroline started this project on her own and is attempting to win the coveted Girl Scouts' Gold Award, the highest award that organization bestows. If you followed along with my Environmental Extinction Task Force, you know how critically important native species are to Delaware's ecosystem and the outsize role that trees play in filtering our streams and groundwater. This project is exactly the kind of citizen action that will help revitalize our ecosystem and keep Delaware green for everyone to enjoy. If you have time this weekend, please consider coming out to help Caroline and other volunteers!

Where: 2076 Harvey Straughn Rd, Townsend, DE 19734

When: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm, this Saturday and Sunday (March 17-18)

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Here is some more information from the Delaware Forest Service's article:

Volunteers of all ages are needed this weekend to help plant 8,800 hardwood seedlings in the Blackbird State Forest to provide scenic beauty, enhance wildlife habitat, fight invasive species, and improve water quality in the critical Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

The planting will take place on Saturday, March 17, and Sunday, March 18, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day at Blackbird State Forest’s Naudain Tract, 2076 Harvey Straughn Road, Townsend, Delaware 19734.

The weekend tree planting is a “rain or shine” event. Equipment, including shovels, will be provided. Volunteers are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather – wear boots or other work shoes, heavy-duty gloves and hats and bring insect repellent and sunscreen, if needed. Snacks will be provided and commemorative patches and T-shirts will be given to both youth and adult volunteers on a first-come, first-served basis.

The project is a cooperative partnership between the Delaware Forest Service, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Watershed Stewardship, and the Girl Scouts of the USA.