Headwater Stream Initiative

Fall 2022 Tree Planting Opportunities

Fall 2022 Tree Planting Opportunities

Posted on by PEC

We’re so excited to announce four volunteer tree plantings for the fall! Planting native trees and shrubs along streams, rivers, and ponds – also known as riparian buffers – is a way to help clean water and connect wildlife habitat. Our tree plantings will take place in Clarke, Fauquier and Rappahannock counties in October and November.

Earth Day Tree Planting at the Volgenau Property

Earth Day Tree Planting at the Volgenau Property

Posted on by Hugh Kenny

Last week, with the help of 56 volunteers, we planted 550 trees along the banks of Thumb Run on the Volgenau property in Fauquier County.

Planting Trees at Thunder Lane Farm for Earth Month

Planting Trees at Thunder Lane Farm for Earth Month

Posted on by PEC
PEC’s Maggi Blomstrom stands with the farm owner. Credit Hugh Kenny/PEC

On Thursday, April 14 and Friday, April 15, 23 volunteers joined The Piedmont Environmental Council at Thunder Lane Farm in Culpeper, VA for an Earth Month-inspired tree planting.

The streams that run through the farm are tributaries to Mountain Run, part of the Rappahannock River, which is a major drinking water supply for the City of Fredericksburg and other downstream communities. The addition of 568 native trees by volunteers will help improve air and water quality and wildlife habitat for years to come.

  • a mother and young girl crouch to plant a tree
  • a woman rakes grass in a field to expose dirt for a tree
  • two woman stand around a staked tree tube
  • a bucket sits in a field filled with tree saplings
  • a young woman plants a tree sapling in dirt
  • multiple volunteers in a grassy field planting tree saplings
Photos by Hugh Kenny/PEC

The Piedmont Environmental Council plants trees in partnership with the Friends of the Rappahannock each spring and fall as part of our Headwater Stream Initiative. If you’d like to participate, visit pecva.org/buffers.