National Public Lands Day Cleanup at Mapleton Preserve

National Public Lands Day Cleanup at Mapleton Preserve

Sat., September 25, 2 to 4 PM

Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands will sponsor a work session in the Mapleton Preserve for National Public Lands Day on Saturday Sept 25 from 2-4 pm. Meet us outside the D & R Canal State Park Headquarters Building at 145 Mapleton Road in Kingston, and choose the task that suits you: tree planting, brush cutting, litter removal, or vine clearing. Last year, over 20 people joined us for this event - we are hoping to attract at least as many volunteers this year.

An expert arborist from Woodwinds, a family-owned Kingston business that specializes in tree care and maintenance, will be on hand to treat the newly planted trees with an injection of worm tea - an organic brew that acts as a soil conditioner, improves water retention in the soil, and gives new trees a vigorous start. Questions about fall tree care (including fall tree maintenance basics, including mulching, deer protection, pruning, and other seasonal care will also be fielded.

Some tools will be available on site, but participants are encouraged to bring their own favorites (loppers, saws, clippers, rakes etc). Work gloves, long pants, long-sleeved shirts, and hats are advised. For more information, contact tari@panrui.net or call 609-683-0483 (after Sept 12).

National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. National Public Lands Day began in 1994 with three federal agencies and 700 volunteers. In 2008, 120,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, removed trash and invasive plants and planted over 1.6 million trees.


This annual event:

* Educates Americans about critical environmental and natural resources issues and the need for shared stewardship of these irreplaceable lands
* Builds partnerships between the public sector and the local community based upon mutual interests in the enhancement and restoration of America's public lands
* Improves public lands for the benefit and enjoyment of the public, with volunteers assisting land managers in hands-on work.

To learn more, please visit http://www.publiclandsday.org/