West Virginia Project Com-
muniTree promotes tree plant-
ing and education on public land
through volunteerism in the Po-
tomac Headwaters of West Virgin-
ia (Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire,
Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral, Mor-
gan, and Pendleton counties). The
program also focuses on enhanc-
ing and promoting awareness of
watershed and riparian area needs
such as storm water management,
water quality issues, buffer zone
planting, and soil erosion.
The project is entirely volunteer
based and engages stakeholders
in the process of making priority
decisions within their respective
communities and offers a strong
educational message along with a
physical planting component.
CommuniTree is a program of
the WV Conservation Agency and
the WV Potomac Tributary Team
that is engaged in on-the-ground
actions throughout the Potomac
headwaters.
CommuniTree and its partners
invite organizations and agencies
to apply for CommuniTree kits to
organize, coordinate, and imple-
ment urban tree plantings through
a competitive grant process. Twice
annually groups can apply for
CommuniTree Kits for spring and
fall plantings.
CommuniTree Kits include:
• Trees in a variety of species
and stock sizes for Shade, Refor-
estation, etc.
• Tree tubes or cages to protect
from deer; and
• Mulch to foster good root
growth
Deadline for submission is Feb.
1, 2015.
Applications can be found on-
line by following the Forestry tab
at www.cacaponinstitute.org.
