WHITE SALMON — Spring is quickly approaching, and Underwood Conservation District is holding its annual TreeFest at Rheingarten Park on Saturday, March 23 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Local partners will be there with potted native plants for sale, kids’ activities and information about the natural resources of our area. These partners will have lots of information to share about improving forest health, fire mitigation, improving pollinator habitat, weed control, and ways to improve wildlife habitat and ways to deter certain wildlife.
Dirt Hugger will provide free compost to people who bring their own bucket.
Bareroot plants and pre-ordered bundles of seedlings will be distributed to UCD’s online customers. Day-of plant sale will include native conifers, hardwoods and deciduous plants sold individually; all plants will be $4 each. Bareroot seedlings are generally two years old, ready-to-plant, and will need to go into the ground as soon as possible.
Native plants provide a wealth of ecological services like providing food and habitat for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife, stabilizing soils, providing wind breaks, and offering shade to streams. Once established, native plants require minimal inputs such as fertilizers, constant irrigation, and maintenance, resulting in reduced chemical runoff, water use and labor, and reward landowners with plenty of beautiful blossoms, shade and privacy.
Underwood Conservation District’s website has more information about the plant sale and plants themselves at www.ucdwa.org. The website also has information on the benefits of native plants, how to choose what to plant, and resource links.
Partners include Dirt Hugger, East Cascades Oak Partnership with Columbia Land Trust, OSU Master Gardeners, Yakama Nation Fisheries Program, Humble Roots Nursery, Department of Natural Resources, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, US Fish and Wildlife Services, City of White Salmon, Mount Adams Resource Stewards, WA Farm Forestry Association, the Suksdorfia Chapter of WA Native Plant Society, Melissa Bees Landscape and Design and Sown by Sarah.
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