Volunteers Needed To Plant 150 Trees For 19th Arbor Day Celebration In Harford County

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — Volunteers are needed to help plant approximately 150 trees at the Harford Glen Environmental Education Center on March 29 in celebration of Arbor Day.

Families, civic organizations, school groups and Scouts are encouraged to help. Everyone who pitches in will receive a free native tree to take home. Participants should bring a hammer, shovel, and work gloves, if they have them, and arrive at 9:30 a.m. in the parking area at the Harford Glen Environmental Education Center located at 502 W. Wheel Road, Bel Air. Tree planting will begin at 10 a.m. and should last two to three hours.

This will be the 19th Arbor Day celebration organized by the Harford County Department of Planning and Zoning to plant native trees throughout the county. Since the celebrations began in 2003, Harford has planted more than 33,000 native trees, including red maple, tulip poplar, white oak, black walnut, eastern red cedar and redbud.

The event will feature demonstrations from local environmental organizations. The free native tree will be provided courtesy of the Forest Conservancy District Board of Harford County, an advocacy group that promotes stewardship, conservation and sustainable use of Maryland’s forest resources.