Trees leafing out after planting earlier this year - photo: Lee Langstaff
A spring planting update from our Re-Leaf the Reserve program - 17 acres and counting!
Re-Leaf the Reserve started in 2019 with one acre on a sheep farm by the Little Monocacy River. 2 years later and the young trees have had endured biblical flooding, hungry deer and dry spells, 75% of the trees (which were overplanted to ensure survival) made it through the most tenuous stage in the life of a forest.
Trees planted earlier this year are leafing out after surviving their first winter in the field at Shepherd's Hey Farm.
Trees planted earlier this year are leafing out after surviving their first winter in the field at Shepherd's Hey Farm.
This past spring saw the planting of 5 more acres, bringing the total new planted forest to 17 acres!
We want to thank board member and Re-Leaf coordinator Carole Bergmann, the properties hosting the forever forests and of course the expert tree wrangling of Garth and Amy Seely of Gardens by Garth who provide top notch care to these new trees at every stage.
We want to thank board member and Re-Leaf coordinator Carole Bergmann, the properties hosting the forever forests and of course the expert tree wrangling of Garth and Amy Seely of Gardens by Garth who provide top notch care to these new trees at every stage.
If you would like to host a forest on your property in the Reserve or make a donation to get more acres planted - learn more here.
Volunteers will be needed for future plantings after a pause for the pandemic. If you'd like to be contacted when we start volunteer days again, get on our list here.
No worries, down county residents, the Reforest Montgomery program through the county can help you host trees too.
Volunteers will be needed for future plantings after a pause for the pandemic. If you'd like to be contacted when we start volunteer days again, get on our list here.
No worries, down county residents, the Reforest Montgomery program through the county can help you host trees too.
