Help make the Norwalk River a healthier home for trout, turtles, heron and other aquatic animals by donating leftover Christmas trees to the annual “Trees for Trout” collection of the Mianus Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
Trees can be dropped off at Merwin Meadows Park (52 Lovers Ln.) on Saturday, Jan. 11 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. A $10 donation is suggested to help cover the cost of materials for summer habitat projects.
Each tree will join hundreds of others being used to help stabilize streambanks, reduce erosion and create refuge habitats for wildlife. Each summer, volunteers with the Mianus Chapter anchor these pine trees in the river, creating a structure called a “conifer revetment,” which helps trap silt in the river, rebuilds eroded banks and develops a narrower, deeper and cooler river that is better for the fish and wildlife living along the river.
Learn more on the Mianus Chapter of Trout Unlimited website.