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Planting Day in Manville, NJ
October 18 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Volunteer Opportunity
A volunteer opportunity to plant many trees in a flood prone area in Somerset County.
Sign Up Now, Space is Limited
- For any one who volunteers and stays for their full shift, you will be given 20% off online purchases at East Coast Natives bought through the website, anytime in October and November.
- Rutgers Master Gardeners of Somerset County may log Continuing Education Hours for this event.
As you have heard, we have been awarded a grant through American Water Charitable Foundation to reforest a site along the Royce Brook (a branch of the Raritan River) in Manville, NJ.
Volunteers will work in pairs to help plant the 130 native trees in this area that is prone to flooding in severe storm situations. Instructions will be demonstrated at the beginning of each work session, and assistance offered during planting.
Please see below for more information.
What: Tasks may can include the following:
- Using wheel barrels, transport potted trees from the periphery to their locations on the site
- Remove trees from their pots, place in prepared holes, fill in with soil, and water the planted trees
- Cage the trees using rigid plastic mesh
Where: Near Memorial Park, 1608 Colorado Ave, Manville
When: Saturday, October 18th
- Shifts are 9am-12pm, and 1-4pm
- All volunteers will need to sign a liability waiver prior to beginning work
- Ages 18+ only, please
- Volunteers will work in pairs
Items to bring:
- Gardening gloves
- Drinking water
- Snack, if desired
Other information:
No bathroom facility will be on site.
Space is limited. Sign Up Now
Parking will be on the street.