“To be without trees would, in the most literal way, to be without our roots.” ― Richard Mabey
The Neptune Township’s Environmental & Shade Tree Commission (ESTC) started off the year with our 2023 free seedlings and bare root tree giveaway.
Despite the clouds and rain on April 29th, our volunteer members were at the Neptune Township Public Library giving out trees and flower/vegetable seed packets to our local and neighboring residents. This was a great way to promote Arbor Day and literally establish “roots” in the community. The free seed packets were also a great way to promote gardening and habitats for our beneficial insects, bees, butterflies, and birds.
Some of the tree species that we had this year included thirty Redbuds, twenty-five Chestnut Oaks, fifty Bur Oaks, twenty-five Black Walnuts, and thirty Northern Red Oaks. And the best part…all trees were given away! We cannot thank enough the residents for coming out to support this cause. As ESTC members, we enjoy hearing from Neptune residents who revisit each year to let us know how their bare root trees are doing from the 2022 and earlier tree giveaways.
The ESTC continues to look forward to new projects that benefit our environment and our residents. We are currently working on our rain gardens located at the Township’s Arboretum and across the street from the Jumping Brook baseball fields. Check in later this year to see how these areas have been improved.
Have ideas to make our Township even more environmentally sound? Please join us at our meetings.
