Upcoming Events at Neshaminy State Park, in Bucks County, PA
Sun Mar 26, 9:00 AM - Sun Mar 26, 12:00 PM
Neshaminy State Park, in Bucks County, PA
3401 State Road, Bensalem, PA 19020
Community: Lower North
Description
Help reforest 2 acres in Neshaminy State Park, PA. Just north of Philadelphia. Remove Invasive plants or plant native trees and shrubs
Event Details
Neshaminy State Park Reforestation
We have ongoing volunteer opportunities tending this 2.2 acre area in Neshaminy State Park.
Dates of volunteer events:
(Spring 2023 Tree Tending and Watering)
2-24-23 Friday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
3-24-23 Friday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
3-26-23 Sunday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
5-7-23 Sunday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
6-11-23 Sunday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
7-8-23 Saturday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
7-15-23 Saturday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
8-13-23 Sunday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
9-9-23 Saturday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
10-27-23 Friday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
11-12-23 Sunday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
To signup for volunteering, please click "Select A Date"
1236 Native Trees and Shrubs were planted in Neshaminy State Park from 2020-2022 by volunteers for Nonprofit Excel Events funded by Treevitalize and in Partnership with Keystone 10 Million Trees.
This is a Reforestation project remediating 2 acres covered by invasive plants back into native habitat. First we remove invasive plants then plant native trees and shrubs that can handle both drought and wet conditions. The funding came initially from a riparian buffer grant to help divert storm water in a priority flood zone. This will provide natural habitat for wildlife and migrating birds while native flowering shrubs feed pollinators and flowering native trees help feed other insects.
Note as of 12-16-2021: As a Keystone 10 Million Trees Partner, Excel Events can now help facilitate the planting of free trees in Bucks County and Philadelphia. If you are a landowner and want to reforest your property, we can help plant any project of 50 trees or more with Tubex deer protection and stakes.
Find out more
Species totals
We planted 961 Trees of 14 native to Pennsylvania species from 2020 to 2022.
225 trees in 2020, 325 trees in 2021 and 411 trees in 2022.
275 Shrubs from 8 native berrying species were planted between 2020 and 2022. 100 shrubs in 2020, 25 in 2021 and 125 more 2022.
Trees:
183 Sycamore
150 River Birch
130 Pin Oaks
125 Tulip Poplar
100 Paw Paw
47 Swamp White Oak
50 Sassafras
20 Sweet Bay Magnolia
25 Black Gum
25 Black Willow Oak
25 Red Oaks
8 Red Buds
6 Sweetgum
5 White Pine
Shrubs:
50 Elderberry
50 Winterberry
50 Black choke berry
25 WitchHazel
25 Red Choke Berry
25 Grey dogwood
25 Red Dogwood
25 Spice Bush
History and Progress of this project:
We continually need help tree tending the weeding 1236 Native Trees and Shrubs
First, in September 2020, we planted 100 Native trees / 22 Native shrubs with a fancy metal cage and large tree riparian grant from Tree Vitalize.
In October 2020 we planted an additional 125 trees and 75 Shrubs from a different grant from 10 million trees in the 2nd phase of the project.
In Spring 2021, in our the 3rd Phase of the Neshaminy State Park Reforestation Project we planted 125 nice larger trees in fancy deer protection metal cages from TreeVitalize.
In the 4th Phase also in the spring of 2021 we planted another 200 bare root trees (Sycamore , Tulip Poplar) in Tubex from a different grant from Keystone 10 million trees.
In the 5th Phase in Spring of 2022 we planted 2 areas in Neshaminy State Park with an additional 655 trees. 30 larger trees for a separate grove funded by Excel Events while an additional 600 trees and shrubs were provided through our partner Keystone 10 Million Trees (Chesapeake Bay Foundation).
* Project update 5-11-22
On Saturday 5-28-22 we are still planting trees and Shrubs. After this shipment, we will have planted over 1200 trees and Shrubs in Neshaminy Sate Park.
Trees
50 Swamp White Oak
25 Sweet Bay Magnolia
Shrubs
50 Elderberry
25 Red Choke Berry
25 Spice Bush
Event image
We have ongoing volunteer opportunities tending this 2.2 acre area in Neshaminy State Park.
Dates of volunteer events:
(Spring 2023 Tree Tending and Watering)
2-24-23 Friday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
3-24-23 Friday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
3-26-23 Sunday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
5-7-23 Sunday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
6-11-23 Sunday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
7-8-23 Saturday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
7-15-23 Saturday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
8-13-23 Sunday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
9-9-23 Saturday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
10-27-23 Friday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
11-12-23 Sunday (9 am - 12 ) and (1 pm - 4 pm)
To signup for volunteering, please click "Select A Date"
1236 Native Trees and Shrubs were planted in Neshaminy State Park from 2020-2022 by volunteers for Nonprofit Excel Events funded by Treevitalize and in Partnership with Keystone 10 Million Trees.
This is a Reforestation project remediating 2 acres covered by invasive plants back into native habitat. First we remove invasive plants then plant native trees and shrubs that can handle both drought and wet conditions. The funding came initially from a riparian buffer grant to help divert storm water in a priority flood zone. This will provide natural habitat for wildlife and migrating birds while native flowering shrubs feed pollinators and flowering native trees help feed other insects.
Note as of 12-16-2021: As a Keystone 10 Million Trees Partner, Excel Events can now help facilitate the planting of free trees in Bucks County and Philadelphia. If you are a landowner and want to reforest your property, we can help plant any project of 50 trees or more with Tubex deer protection and stakes.
Find out more
Species totals
We planted 961 Trees of 14 native to Pennsylvania species from 2020 to 2022.
225 trees in 2020, 325 trees in 2021 and 411 trees in 2022.
275 Shrubs from 8 native berrying species were planted between 2020 and 2022. 100 shrubs in 2020, 25 in 2021 and 125 more 2022.
Trees:
183 Sycamore
150 River Birch
130 Pin Oaks
125 Tulip Poplar
100 Paw Paw
47 Swamp White Oak
50 Sassafras
20 Sweet Bay Magnolia
25 Black Gum
25 Black Willow Oak
25 Red Oaks
8 Red Buds
6 Sweetgum
5 White Pine
Shrubs:
50 Elderberry
50 Winterberry
50 Black choke berry
25 WitchHazel
25 Red Choke Berry
25 Grey dogwood
25 Red Dogwood
25 Spice Bush
History and Progress of this project:
We continually need help tree tending the weeding 1236 Native Trees and Shrubs
First, in September 2020, we planted 100 Native trees / 22 Native shrubs with a fancy metal cage and large tree riparian grant from Tree Vitalize.
In October 2020 we planted an additional 125 trees and 75 Shrubs from a different grant from 10 million trees in the 2nd phase of the project.
In Spring 2021, in our the 3rd Phase of the Neshaminy State Park Reforestation Project we planted 125 nice larger trees in fancy deer protection metal cages from TreeVitalize.
In the 4th Phase also in the spring of 2021 we planted another 200 bare root trees (Sycamore , Tulip Poplar) in Tubex from a different grant from Keystone 10 million trees.
In the 5th Phase in Spring of 2022 we planted 2 areas in Neshaminy State Park with an additional 655 trees. 30 larger trees for a separate grove funded by Excel Events while an additional 600 trees and shrubs were provided through our partner Keystone 10 Million Trees (Chesapeake Bay Foundation).
* Project update 5-11-22
On Saturday 5-28-22 we are still planting trees and Shrubs. After this shipment, we will have planted over 1200 trees and Shrubs in Neshaminy Sate Park.
Trees
50 Swamp White Oak
25 Sweet Bay Magnolia
Shrubs
50 Elderberry
25 Red Choke Berry
25 Spice Bush
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