Save the date for this tree planting scheduled for Saturday October 19th from 10am-noon

Volunteers will be planting, staking and caging trees. We will provide gloves, tools, and supplies.

More details will be posted ASAP.

We were recently made aware of an older property owner facing a deadline which could impact their ability to achieve a permanent conservation easement along the banks of the Antietam Creek in Washington County, MD. This owner needs to have over 100 trees planted by the end of the month to meet an existing conservation requirement. Volunteers are desperately needed to make this happen!

The deadline for the planting is one that simply can't wait out the rain. We are scheduling a work event for THIS Friday 9/27 from 9am-3pm (or longer if we wish). If we do not get the work finished, we may return to the property the afternoon of Saturday 9/28.

Volunteers will be needed to help...

• Dig holes

• Plant 100+ 1-3 gallon stock trees

• Install tree shelters and stakes

• Assist with minor site preparation needs

EVENT DETAILS: 

Location: 20230 Trovinger Mill Road, Hagerstown

Date & Time: Friday, September 27th, 9am-3pm

Parking: Follow the event signs when you enter the property, please park in the field close to the residence. We recommend carpooling, if possible.

Clothing Recommendations: We expect some wet, grassy fields and mud! Dress accordingly. Wear sturdy waterproof boots. Bring a change of clothes. 

Tools:We will have tools on site for volunteers to use. If you have any of the following, we invite you to bring them along as well: weed whacker, mallets, small hand-held augers, loppers

Bring a snack and a water bottle. ACWA will provide a water bottle refill station and some additional food. 

RESCHEDULED! NOW Sunday 5/19 at 2pm

ACWA volunteers will be assisting MD DNR, the Town of Hancock, and local girls scouts in planting trees along the Maryland Rail Trail & Joseph Hancock Memorial park. 

Meet at the Western MD Rail Trail/Hancock Town Parking Lot, next to “Buddy’s Lou’s Eats, Drinks, & Antiques”. You can use this google maps link to navigate there. We will walk a short distance along the Rain Trail to planting locations.

Wear sturdy shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.  Bring a reusable water bottle. Bring work gloves, if you have them. We will have work gloves (adult and child sizes) to lend out if needed, and provide shovels and other tools for volunteer use.

This event is eligible for WCPS Student Service Learning Hours.

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