Monroe County Conservation District Holds Buffer Workshop and Tree Planting
David Hooker (center) with Monroe County Conservation District demonstrates how to properly plant a tree, including the need to free up the outer roots when removing a tree from the container to prevent the tree from becoming root bound. Photo provided by MCCD.
On April 13, 2024, the Monroe County Conservation District held a riparian buffer workshop and tree planting at Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Stroudsburg, PA. Fifty-four people attended the event.
The event included hands-on conservation, such as tree planting, and a presentation on how attendees can protect water quality. The participants also toured the site to learn about previous restoration efforts and how they are working to protect the county’s water resources.
The project was funded by the PACD Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-grant Program.
Financial and other support for this project is provided by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.