Tree Vitalize
Montgomery County Conservation District is partnering with local organizations to complete 30 acres of riparian reforestation in 2010 through the Tree Vitalize Watershed program.
Tree Vitalize, a partnership to restore tree cover in the five-county region in Southeastern Pennsylvania, will be offering Tree Tender classes to educate participants about planting and caring for trees. The classes will offer nine hours of classroom and field training covering: tree biology; urban stresses; tree identification; pruning; root care; fundraising; media outreach; volunteer management and working with local governments.
Rebates are available for homeowners looking to plant native trees. For more information, please visit the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society - Tree Vitalize your home website.
Grant applications will be accepted for the 2011 funding cycle. The deadline to submit an application is November 30, 2010. Please note that 80% of the cost of planting materials must go towards trees. If you have a riparian restoration or stormwater management area planting project you would like to have considered for funding, please call 610-489-4506, x -19
Tree Vitalize Watershed projects funded for 2010 in Montgomery County include;
| Location |
Area |
Contact |
| Miquon School | 30,000 | Miquon School |
| Pennypack Preserve | 32,625 | Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust |
| New Goshenhoppen Church | 130,680 | Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy |
| 340 Morris Road | 522,000 | Germantown Academy |
| Spring-Ford High School | 25,000 | Montgomery County Conservation District |
| 1014 North Gravel Pike | 2,000 | Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy |
| Wild Run Road | 63,000 | Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy |
| Bridge Road & Cressview Blvd. | 125,000 | Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy |
| Montgomery Ave & High School Road | 75,900 | Friends of High School Park |
| Coventry Park | 16,400 | Cheltenham Township |
| Cathcart and Morris Road | 49,500 | Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association |
| 1950 Spring Mill Road | 1,500 | Riverbend Environmental Education Center |
| Montgomery County Community College | 75,000 | Montgomery County Community College |
Reimbursement of Projects
Requests for reimbursement must be submitted by June 11, 2010 for projects funded in August 2009, and December 10, 2010 for projects funded in March 2010. To request reimbursement on your approved Tree Vitalize project, please submit the following:
· Coversheet identifying total reimbursement requested, and in-kind match.
· Copy of all invoices, and revised bid sheet identifying actual expenses for each category.
· Stream Releaf data form, submitted electronically and hard copy. Data form can be found at http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/watermgt/wc/subjects/streamreleaf/forestbufftool/default.htm. Please record volunteer hours in the comment section of the data form.
· Documentation of in-kind contribution.
Sources for Native Plants
Please visit the Pennsylvania Native Plant Society's website for a listing of local suppliers.
If you would like to volunteer for any of the projects listed above, or have a site which meets the selection criteria for funding through the Tree Vitalize program (Riparian corridor or stormwater management area which is either public, or private protected land), please contact:
Susan Harris by email at sharris@montgomeryconservation.org,
or by phone at 610-489-4506, x-19
Additional Program Information:
www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org
