[Eco] Call for help in the DC area.

[Luisa]

Hello Eco Rabbits!

For those of us who live in the Washington DC area I am 
sending a plea to action!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP PLANT CHESTNUT TREES

The Maryland Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation 
plans to plant
almost two thousand chestnuts this spring in eight sites in 
the state.
These plantings are a regional component of the greater 
effort to restore
chestnut, a once widespread species, to forest ecosystems of 
Eastern North
America.  Helping plant chestnuts represents a great, 
hands-on opportunity
to participate locally in tree restoration work with both 
national and
global benefits.

Orchard prep work will be done in advance of the planting
dates, beginning in early March.  Actual work schedule will 
be dependent
upon weather.  To volunteer, send a message indicating your 
interest,
availability and contact info to mdchapter at acf.org.  The 
MDTACF will
contact you by email with schedule updates and driving 
directions to the
orchards.  

For more information on the mighty American chestnut tree, the
devastating blight epidemic that began a century ago, and the 
ongoing work
to bring it back to our forests, please visit the following 
web sites:
www.acf.org and www.mdtacf.com.
Tentative planting dates and orchard locations are posted at 
the following
link:
http://www.mdtacf.org/NewsEvents/plantingdate07