The Piedmont Environmental Council is calling on community volunteers who love to get their hands dirty to join in any of three upcoming volunteer tree planting projects in October and November.
Tree plantings
Tree Planting at Rappahannock County Park
Together, we will plant approximately 150 native trees and shrubs to enhance the riparian buffer along the Rush River, a tributary of the Rappahannock River watershed.
Tree Planting at The EcoVillage of Loudoun County
Together, we will plant approximately 220 native trees and shrubs to enhance the “common land” stewarded by this rural community just a few miles from the Potomac River.
Tree Planting at Courts of St. Francis
Together, we will plant approximately 75 native trees and shrubs in support of this residential community’s commitment to protect the Purcellville waterways that flow into the Potomac Watershed and ultimately to the Chesapeake Bay.
Tree Planting at Chancellors Rock Farm
Together, we will plant approximately 275 native trees in support of this working farm’s commitment to enhance the riparian buffers growing between pastureland and tributaries to the Rappahannock River.
Fall Tree Planting Volunteer Opportunities
We are so excited for our three volunteer tree plantings this 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.
Plantings for the Piedmont: A Team Effort
It was a brisk morning in late January as I stood with a Fauquier County landowner. We leaned against a fence at the end of the site visit, discussing the coming tree planting projects at her property, when she said, “I want you to know that we’re a team. Whether it’s today as we’re standing here, tomorrow, or the next day, we’re in this together.”
Call for Volunteers: Upcoming Tree Plantings in Rappahannock County
PEC works throughout the year on private and public property to plant trees and shrubs to establish or improve riparian buffers. This fall, we are hosting two volunteer tree plantings in Rappahannock County.
This May, Orvis Giveback Days Will Raise Money for The Piedmont Environmental Council’s Tree Planting Program
During the month of September, when you shop at your local Orvis store in Arlington, Leesburg or Tysons Corner part of your purchase goes to support local land and water conservation efforts! For every purchase over $10, Orvis will donate $10 on your behalf to The Piedmont Environmental Council as a part of their Giveback Days campaign.
A Walk Along Cedar Run
Earlier this month, friends new and old joined us for the 20th Annual Bluebell Walk: Benefits of Beavers, Birds & Battling Invasives for Native Biodiversity along the banks of Cedar Run in Catlett, VA.