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Give a gift that lasts: Help plant a tree at Woodend Sanctuary

Honor someone close to you, recognize an accomplishment, memorialize a departed loved one, or commemorate a special event

Our goal is to increase native biodiversity, while greatly reducing the presence of non-native invasive plants. The restoration of native plant communities will foster the recovery of interrelated environmental systems in the decades to come, including soil health, groundwater recharge and native food webs.

Native tree species to be planted include American Holly (Ilex opaca), Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana), Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus), Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), Inkberry (Ilex glabra), and Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana).

We’re excited to watch renewed tree saplings grow and thrive to become a future forest, and nurture the restoration of habitats for native species including shrub-nesting songbirds and the amphibians that require herbaceous cover.

You can be part of this rebirth by enhancing our ability to support our wildlife!

Trees

Honorees will be added to our Tree Champion Tributes and Tree Champion Donors pages.

Tree Champion Tributes

Understory Shrub Sapling

These important trees and shrubs provide cover for ground-nesting birds. Understory trees and shrubs are needed throughout our forested areas of Woodend Sanctuary. The names of donors or recipients will be added to our Tree Champion pages.
 

Canopy Tree Sapling

Canopy trees will be planted in locations across Woodend Sanctuary to provide habitat for wildlife, manage stormwater run-off and provide shade for campers, event guests, and other visitors year-round. The names of donors or recipients will be added to our Tree Champion pages.
 

Three Canopy Tree Saplings

A variety of native tree species are needed to increase biodiversity in Woodend’s forest. The names of donors or recipients will be added to our Tree Champion pages.
 

Special Commemoration Tree

Select your own tree from a list of trees available for planting at Woodend Sanctuary. Nature Forward will provide complete maintenance for the first two years after planting and will replace the tree if it dies within five years of planting. The names of donors or recipients will be added to our Tree Champion pages.
 

Frequently asked questions

For more information about the Plant A Tree Campaign or the Woodend Restoration Project, please contact:

Corinna Fisk
corinna.fisk@natureforward.org
(301) 652-1089

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