Westchester Land Trust Awarded $100,000 Grant to Save Our Forests

• Vine cutting on 60 targeted acres across 13 preserves to relieve trees of a massive stressor and free up their strength to stand tall against other threats.
• Planting 450 trees at 11 preserves.
• Erecting a 10-acre deer fence at our Frederick P. Rose Preserve to support natural tree regeneration.
• Protecting young trees with tree tubes to prevent deer browse.

This initiative is ambitious and we need your help to make a difference for the future of our forests! There are many opportunities to get involved in this work at upcoming volunteer events.

“Our forests are important to our well-being—hiking strengthens our bodies and our minds and provides critical ecosystem services like climate change mitigation and flood protection. This life-changing grant gives us the opportunity to enact simple, strong practices and we invite the community to join us.”