03
Nov
2023
Carlisle
PA
United States of America

Carlise and Carlisle Sunrise each received a $500 District Environmental Grant to plant a raparian buffer along the Yellow Breeches, near Barnitz Church.  There are several opportunities to assist these efforts and show the Rotary flag (t-shirt).  Please RSVP to Jonathan Daniels at jonboar@aol.com or Chad Greenlee at cgreenlee285@gmail.com.
 

Future Scheduled Planting Dates at Barnitz for volunteers:  

  • This Saturday, October 7th, 10-Noon

  • Sunday, October 15th, 1-3PM

  • Wednesday, October 18th, Noon to 3PM

  • Sunday, October 29th, 1-3PM

  • Friday, November 3rd, 10-2PM

We will have some tools available Saturday. If you can bring your own tools, that would be very helpful. Please let us know. We will need the following:

  • Shovels (ideally a drain spade style to help with planting the long narrow roots. Example:  Kobalt 32.5-in Wood D-Handle Drain Spade in the Shovels & Spades department at Lowes.com. But if you don't have one like this, any planting shovel will do!)

  • Wheelbarrows (for transporting the wood chips mulch) 

  • Pitch forks (for moving the mulch chips)

  • Gloves, boots, work clothes, RAIN GEAR! (Please let us know what you can bring or not when you RSVP!)