ABOVE PHOTO: A volunteer plants a tree sapling. Register today to volunteer to be part of planting trees with the USDA Forest Service and Trees for Tomorrow on May 19, 2023. USDA Forest Service photo
The USDA Forest Service is partnering with Trees for Tomorrow to replant trees after many trees were lost in severe windstorms in summer 2021. On May 19, volunteers can be involved by helping with planting and possibly installing fencing to protect newly planted trees in Eagle River.
“We are excited and thankful to have help from Boy Scout Troops 601 (Eagle River) and 660 Rhinelander and the community in getting phase one of the project completed,”
To register to volunteer, call USDA FS District Ranger Chad Kirschbaum: (715) 525-2076.
“We are excited and thankful to have help from Boy Scout Troops 601 (Eagle River) and 660 Rhinelander and the community in getting phase one of the project completed,” Kirschbaum said. “When the whole community gets involved that sets us on an even stronger course as we work together to grow back better in storm-affected parts of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.”
The overall goal is to plant 3,100 trees. This year, volunteers will plant on the USDA FS side of Trees for Tomorrow; in the future, volunteers will plant on the other side of the Trees for Tomorrow campus.
Trees For Tomorrow is a nonprofit environmental center specializing in day and overnight environmental education programs for K-12 school groups, youth groups, and families. Trees For Tomorrow’s campus, located in Eagle River, Wisconsin, includes National Forest property under permit from the USDA Forest Service.
For more information about the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, CLICK HERE.
