Shade Tree Advisory Board of Camden, NJ

APRIL 9th - APRIL 13th Free Bare Root Seedlings Pick-up Locations - available in these counties this week!
🔗 List of ALL pickup dates and locations:https://nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/forest/docs/tree_recovery_nj_pickup_locations2022.pdf
Follow New Jersey Forest Service for weekly pickup location announcements.

🌿APRIL 9TH🌿
BURLINGTON COUNTY
• Chesterfield Township, 10am to Noon at Township Municipal Building, 295 Bordentown-Chesterfield Road

HUNTERDON COUNTY
• Kingwood Township, 9am to 1pm at Horseshoe Bend Park, South entrance, 198 Horseshoe Bend Road. Park entrance is at the west end of Spring Hill Road. Drive up the park road to the Morton building on the left

OCEAN COUNTY
• Little Egg Harbor Township, 10am at Little Egg Harbor Community Center, East Calabreeze Way

• Ocean Gate Borough, 9:30 to 11:30am at Post Office on Ocean Gate Avenue, on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and West Lakewood Avenue

🌿APRIL 10TH🌿
BERGEN COUNTY
• Ridgewood Village, 11am to 2pm at Memorial Park at Van Neste Square

🌿APRIL 13TH🌿
HUNTERDON COUNTY
• Delaware Township, 3:30 to 6:30pm at Public Works Garage, 816 Sergeantsville Road, Stockton

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
❓How big are the trees?
Six inches to two foot tall bare root seedlings in a bundle of five.

❓What do I need to bring?
Show up at the listed location on the designated date and time. No registration or identification required. Please make sure sign up if your municipality is requesting. Bring a mask.

❓What if my town isn't listed?
Pick up trees at any pick up location—you do not need to be a resident of that town.

❓Where can I get more than five seedlings?
Visit www.forestnursery.nj.gov to view our Nursery Catalog.

❓What kind of tree species will I receive?
Each location may have a variety of tree species but there is no published list of species per location. Species are distributed based on what grows best in that area. Municipalities in the northern part of the state may receive persimmon or red oak trees, while towns in the south may receive virginia pine or other species adapted to this region. Seedlings that are salt tolerant are distributed to shore towns may include bayberry or beach plum, shrubs commonly found on dunes and in other coastal environments.

❓I have a question about a specific town's event.
Each event is run by the municipality—contact the municipal office with any questions.

❓Why is my town or county not listed and how can I get my town on the list?
Every municipality in New Jersey was contacted in December to apply for free trees — all trees have been allocated to those who applied. If no towns are listed for a county, then no towns in that county applied. However, you can pick up tree seedlings at any of the locations listed.

For seven years in a row, we partnered with Arbor Day Foundation to give out over 500,000 tree seedlings total to New Jersey residents!

Great article featuring two Camden Shade Tree Advisory board members:

Camden, Newark & Baltimore Lead in Building Equitable Access to Urban Tree Canopy A lack of trees is one of the lasting legacies of redlining and underinvestment in neighborhoods of color. The problem affects health as well as beauty — neighborhoods with fewer trees are hotter in summer, and the air is more polluted. But these three cities show it’s possible to create tree e...

The Shade Tree Advisory Board is sorry to share news of the passing of our longtime member, Jean Kehner.

Jean, a North Camden resident, was a lifelong environmental and civic advocate in the city and was admired by many.

May the memories of Jean be a blessing to all that had the privilege to know her. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/collingswood-nj/jean-kehner-10511063

Jean Kehner Obituary - Collingswood, NJ Celebrate the life of Jean Kehner, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Blake-Doyle Funeral Home.