NVSWCD 2021 Annual Native Seedling Sale, ordering opens February 2nd

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The Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual seedling sale makes low-cost bare-root native shrub and tree seedlings available to Northern Virginia residents. Seedling packages go on sale in February and are available for pickup in April. Trees and shrubs help cleanse water, prevent soil erosion, provide habitat, cool our climate and clean our air. Consider adding native trees and shrubs to your community today!

This year’s seedling sale features small shrubs and trees that are not only curated to be hardy in smaller spaces, but to also serve as valuable food sources for wildlife! They help clean our water and air, prevent soil erosion, provide valuable habitat, sequester carbon, and add beauty to your landscape.

Order starting Tuesday, February 2, 2021. See the link in the flyer below. Pick up by Friday, April 16 or Saturday, April 17, 2021.

In addition, the Virginia Department of Forestry needs help in counting all of the trees and shrubs planted through this sale, as well as other trees planted over the next four years.  Every tree makes a different in protecting and improving water quality.  Residents may add their planted trees to the My Tree Counts app:  https://arcg.is/WryDG.  On this app, residents can report their tree and shrub plantings made since October 1, 2020, read about other tree planting projects in Virginia, and learn why trees are so good at protecting water quality.