Lend a hand. Plant a tree.  Spring has sprung, so the staff at Natural Lands Trust are revving up for two tree planting parties at their Stroud and ChesLen Preserves.

The planting efforts are part of ongoing projects to convert stream-bank areas at the preserves to forest. Streams are healthiest when they are shaded, which is why Natural Lands Trust has planted thousands of trees along waterways that cut through their many nature preserves. Additionally, the trees planted at these two volunteer events will grow up to help prevent erosion and flooding, and they’ll offer great food and shelter for birds and other wildlife while they do all that

Tree Planting Party at Stroud Preserve
Friday, April 7, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Stroud Preserve
(Use private entrance: 449 Lucky Hill Rd., West Chester, PA)

With your help, Natural Lands Trust will plant 300 trees and 50 shrubs at its 571-acre Stroud Preserve.

Tree Planting Party at ChesLen Preserve
Saturday, April 8, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
ChesLen Preserve
(Park along roadside: 1251 Kelsall Road, Coatesville, PA)

With your help, Natural Lands Trust will plant 500 trees and 100 shrubs at its 1,263-acre ChesLen Preserve.

No experience necessary to volunteer; instructions and tools will be provided. Older kids (12+) are great helpers, so bring them along!
These events are free of charge, but pre-registration is requested. Go to natlands.org/events to register.

Support for these events is provided by TreeVitalize, a public-private partnership established by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to restore tree cover in Pennsylvania communities.

Natural Lands Trust is the region’s oldest and largest land conservation organization and is dedicated to protecting the forests, fields, streams, and wetlands that are essential to the sustainability of life in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Since its founding in 1953, Natural Lands Trust has preserved more than 125,000 acres, including 43 nature preserves totaling more than 22,000 acres. Today, some 2.5 million people live within five miles of land under the organization’s protection. For more information, visit www.natlands.org.

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