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Tree Planting along Mill Creek – Riparian Buffer and Reforestation – 2024

August 17 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Along Mill Creek in Bristol Township, PA we are installing a riparian buffer to help lessen storm water. Planting native trees and shrubs.

Along Black Ditch, a tributary of Mill Creek in Levittown, Bristol Township PA we are installing a riparian buffer to help lessen storm water. We will be removing invasive shrubs then planting native trees and native berrying shrubs to spread the good native plants by feeding birds.

More about this project

Dates of volunteer events:

Tree source: Keystone 10 Million Trees

3 acres ,

  • 200 trees, 50 shrubs (were planted in the spring 2023)
  • 75 trees, 25 shrubs (were planted in falll 2023)

With the help of Penn State Master Watershed Stewards, we treated an acre of knotweed with herbicide to enable native reforestation in the coming years.

(Fall 2024 Site Prep and Tree Planting)

Tree source: Keystone 10 Million Trees

  • 3-16-24 Saturday (9 am – 12 )
  • 4-6-24 Saturday (9 am – 12 )
  • 5-18-24 Saturday (9 am – 12 )
  • 6-15-24 Saturday (9 am – 12 )
  • 7-20-24 Saturday (9 am – 12 )
  • 8-17-24 Saturday (9 am – 12 )
  • 9-21-24 Saturday (9 am – 12 )
  • 10-19-24 Saturday (9 am – 12 )

Venue

Black Ditch Creek / Mill Creek (Levittown, PA)
Bristol Oxford Valley Rd and Mill Creek, Service Road access - (Across the street from Clover) after Black Ditch bridge on right
Levittown, PA 19057 United States