The Adams County Planting Partnership (ACPP) will hold an informational meeting on Wednesday, March 4, for local residents interested in participating in a new volunteer seedling-growing initiative.
Since 2019 the ACPP has distributed more than 98,000 free native tree and shrub seedlings to Adams County residents through the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Keystone 10 Million Trees campaign. With the conclusion of the campaign in 2025, the ACPP is launching an initiative to produce and distribute native tree and shrub seedlings on its own, with the help of local grower-volunteers.
The ACPP’s goal is to produce 2,000 native tree and shrub seedlings this spring and summer, for distribution to Adams County residents in the fall.
To kick off the initiative, the ACPP is holding an informational meeting on Wednesday, March 4, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Adams County Agricultural and Natural Resources Center, 670 Old Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg. Anyone interested in growing seedlings or helping with the initiative in other ways is invited to attend.
At the meeting, ACPP leaders will share guidelines and expectations for those willing to host a small growing site at their home.
Those unable to attend the meeting are invited to reach out to the ACPP at AdamsWatersheds.org/contact-us.
The Adams County Planting Partnership is a joint initiative of the Watershed Alliance of Adams County and the Adams County Conservation District. For more information about the ACPP or the Watershed Alliance of Adams County, visit AdamsWatersheds.org./ACPP. For more information about the Adams County Conservation District, visit AdamsCountyPA.gov/departments/conservationdistrict.