Community Volunteer Day – American Chestnut Tree Planting – Help Save it from Extinction

Please join Wilton Land Trust for a workday to remember, and help us save the American chestnut tree from the brink of extinction! Together, with the American Chestnut Foundation and our wonderful community, we’re expanding our Germplasm Conservation Orchard to help save the American Chestnut Tree. With your help, we will plant and cage 20 trees, bringing the total to 80!

Event Details:  Sunday, May 19, at 1 p.m. at Chestnut Meadows Preserve (183 Ridgefield Rd.) (Rain date is Sunday, June 2)

Itinerary:

• 1-1:15 p.m.: arrive and get settled
• 1:15-1:30 p.m.: Opening speeches from WLT and ACF
• 1:30-4:30: Plant the chestnut trees and install deer exclosure fencing

Parking:  Please come early and carpool. Parking at Chestnut Meadows Preserve is limited, with extra parking at our neighbor, the Hillside Cemetery (165 Ridgefield Rd.). Advanced registration helps, sign up online.

Work gloves are encouraged.