Tamping the soil around the rootball (DK Images)
Plainfield's Shade Tree Commission is joining with the New Jersey Tree Foundation to 'reforest' Leland Avenue by planting fifty new trees this spring.
The campaign kicks off on Saturday morning, when volunteers will plant the first group of 25 young trees along Leland Avenue in the First Ward.
Volunteers will be taught proper methods for preparing the soil and planting a tree. In addition, says Commission chairperson Greg Palermo, there will be a demonstration on how to plant safely -- with an emphasis on avoiding strain injuries in lifting and moving trees with root balls.
Volunteers will meet at Leland Gardens Circle, Coles Place and Leland Avenue (just before the bridge to North Plainfield). Participants should wear work sneakers or boots and clothes that they do not mind getting dirty.
The project gets under way at 9 AM this Saturday -- rain or shine.
For more information, contact Shannon Buckley of the NJ Tree Foundation at (609) 439-1755 or by email at njtf_sbuckley@yahoo.com.
-- Dan Damon
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