Join us this SATURDAY - February 18, 2012 from 9 am to Noon - We have 54 trees to plant (Chinese pistache, Live Oaks, and Deodar Cedars) for our campus forestry initiative. We will be digging holes, fertilizing, mulching, staking, and irrigating,
The project is sponsored by the Benicia Tree Foundation and was inspired by parents and teachers who requested that barren areas on the campus be planted with trees, and is supported by a grant received through California ReLeaf to plant a total of 80 trees on the Joe Henderson Elementary School campus. The partnership is built upon volunteer support consisting of students, parents, teachers, administrators, and community members. The event is open to all. Volunteers are encouraged to come dressed ready to get dirty, and bring gloves, a hat and drinking water. The BTF encourages volunteers to bring tools and encourages donations of shovels, rakes, hole diggers, hoes, and other garden implements. No RSVP is required, but volunteers may sign up in advance for the project at http://www.beniciatrees.org/volunteer/opportunities or email wolfram@beniciatrees.org for more information.
All participants will be required to sign a waiver & release of liability. Minors also require a signature of a parent or guardian. Please spread the word - we would love to get all of our trees in the ground!