Schenck's Island Riparian Buffer Tree Planting

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Social distance tree planting to protect the health of the Norwalk River.

insert_invitation Sun, Oct 18, 2020 8:00 AM (EDT)

location_on Schenck's Island Open Space, Wilton, Connecticut

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This event ended Sun, Oct 18 - 10:00 AM

Fall is a great time to plant trees that will grow to shade and protect our area rivers.

Join us on Sunday, Oct. 18 from 8 to 11 a.m. at Schenck's Island Park at 202 Old Ridgefield Road in Wilton for a safe, socially distant tree planting project.

We will be planting more than 200 native trees and bushes - including oaks, maples, sycamores, willow, spicebush and more - to restore the riverbank along our major river restoration project site.

To help keep everyone safe, we will follow Trout Unlimited's COVID Safety Protocols and also require everyone to register / sign-in for contact tracing purposes.

Precautions will include:

Stay 10 feet apart at all times to keep all participants safe
Masks required in the parking lot and anytime you are closer than 10 feet to another volunteer not in your household
Bring your own shovel, gloves and other equipment - we will not be sharing equipment this year
No shared food or drink. Please bring water and snacks for members of your own household if needed
Hand sanitizer will be available, as will new, disposable masks in case your mask breaks or tears