Tree-Planting with Polk County Conservation
Name:
Tree-Planting with Polk County Conservation
Date:
April 19, 2025
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
Registration:
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Event Description:
Join YPC and Polk County Conservation to be a part of planting 1000 tree seedlings at Fort Des Moines Park as we celebrate Earth day!
Volunteers will make a positive impact by planting tree seedlings within Fort Des Moines Park where recent restoration efforts have focused on bringing back the native forest habitat. In 2023/2024, fifty acres of invasive species were removed from this area of degraded timber. In summer 2024, over 200 goats grazed the area to further get rid of and naturally manage invasive species. After the success of these efforts we are ready for next steps to help bring back valuable native trees to restore this local ecosystem.
Volunteers will be taught about the benefits of native trees, how to properly plant trees, and how their efforts further our restoration goals at Fort Des Moines Park.
After the tree-planting, volunteers will have the option to network with other attendees! Light snacks and drinks will be provided.
Reach out to YPC Volunteer Chair Shiven Sinha at volunteer@ypcdsm.com for questions or if registration is full.
Volunteers will make a positive impact by planting tree seedlings within Fort Des Moines Park where recent restoration efforts have focused on bringing back the native forest habitat. In 2023/2024, fifty acres of invasive species were removed from this area of degraded timber. In summer 2024, over 200 goats grazed the area to further get rid of and naturally manage invasive species. After the success of these efforts we are ready for next steps to help bring back valuable native trees to restore this local ecosystem.
Volunteers will be taught about the benefits of native trees, how to properly plant trees, and how their efforts further our restoration goals at Fort Des Moines Park.
After the tree-planting, volunteers will have the option to network with other attendees! Light snacks and drinks will be provided.
Reach out to YPC Volunteer Chair Shiven Sinha at volunteer@ypcdsm.com for questions or if registration is full.
