- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Tree Maintenance - helping small trees along streams & rivers survive
ORGANIZATION: Gunpowder Valley Conservancy
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Newly planted trees need TLC to survive. Spend a couple hours to help make our Reforestation projects a success!
The Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, a Baltimore County based land trust and watershed restoration non-profit, is looking for volunteers to help with tree maintenance. Tree maintenance involves removing invasive plants, checking planted trees to see if the shelter needs to be removed and removing if necessary, digging out the planting tube, and making sure the plant is upright.
The planted trees protect the Loch Raven Reservoir, Baltimore City's drinking water. Trees are important. They emit oxygen, sequester carbon dioxide, absorb pollutants, prevent erosion and storm water runoff and provide animal habitat.
Please arrive 15 minutes early so you can sign in and receive tools
Community service learning hours available.
What to bring: Wear long pants, long sleeved shirt and closed-toed shoes (boots are best). Bring leather gloves if you have them. Bring a filled water bottle.Directions: Gunpowder Falls State Park - Bunker Hill section in Hereford. Head north on I 83. Take exit 27 and go right off of ramp onto Mount Carmel Rd. Go to light and turn left onto York Rd. Go about 1/8 mile, pass Hereford High School on right. Just after the school, turn left onto Bunker Hill Rd. Go about ½ mile to end of the road. Parking lot is on the left. Event leader's black Prius will be in the parking lot. Please bring plenty of cold water to drink.
Questions? Contact event leader, Kim Peabody, at kpeabody@gunpowdervc.org or 410-570-9850
The Gunpowder Valley Conservancy offers environmental stewardship opportunities throughout the year. View our full Calendar of Events for more information (www.gunpowdervalleyconservancy.org/calendar)
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About Gunpowder Valley Conservancy
Location:
PO BOX 9733, TOWSON, MD 21284, US
Mission Statement
The Gunpowder Valley Conservancy (GVC) is a Baltimore County-based land trust and watershed restoration non-profit that mobilizes people and resources to care for the lands, waters and character of the Gunpowder Watershed.
Description
Get your hands dirty for clean water! GVC needs volunteers like YOU to achieve our vision of healthy lands, healthy waterways, and healthy communities within the Gunpowder Watershed. We work with volunteers of all ages, as well as individuals, families, or groups. Our volunteer opportunities are eligible for community service learning hours.
Join us for a meaningful environmental stewardship activity such as tree planting, tree maintenance (removing invasive plants), or stream clean-up.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Gunpowder Falls State Park - Bunker Hill RoadHereford, MD 21120
DATE POSTED
August 12, 2018
SKILLS
- Agronomy
- Habitat Restoration
- Botany
- Environmental Education
- Gardening
- Farming
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 13
- Three hour time commitment
- Can follow directions. Able to walk on uneven surfaces. Work outside in sometimes hot weather