Lancaster Cemetery Community Tree Planting & Clean Up!

205 East Lemon Street,Lancaster PA 17602

06 November, 2021

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Community Tree Planting & Clean Up Event at Lancaster Cemetery! Join the Lancaster Cemetery and Northeast Neighbors United to plant more trees and shrubs in the Lancaster Cemetery. Fall is a great time to plant and help our community care for this exceptional, 20-acre green space! Please stop by to plant some trees and pick up a FREE native tree or shrub. Plus, learn more about native plants in Lancaster! The Lancaster Cemetery is located at the corner of East Lemon Street and North Lime Street. Parking is available at the entrance on East Lemon Street. Volunteers are needed to: plant five large trees (B&B street tree size) in the cemeteryplant over 50 smaller native trees and shrubs in the cemeteryclean-up existing pollinator plotsweed and mulch existing street tree wells along Lime St and New Holland Avetrash / litter pickup What to bring: water bottlerefreshments will be providedshovelgloves (extras provided)weeding toola smile (required)Please note: Extra shovels, gloves, PPE supplies, and a few wheelbarrows will be onsite. Volunteers are encouraged to dress for weather and wear protective shoes. A huge thanks to our partners: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership/Chesapeake Bay FoundationXerces Society & Pinelands Nursery & SupplyCity of LancasterShade Tree CommissionBSA Troop 99Representative P. Michael Sturla District OfficeThis project is possible because of the Mira Lloyd Dock Partnership Diversity Award which was awarded to Northeast Lancaster City resident Kristen Thomas. The award was launched by the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership and recognizes women for their dedication and commitment to conservation and urban beautification work in underrepresented communities. Kristen received $5,000 to plant native trees in Northeast Lancaster City resulting in 25 street trees being planted. Read more at 2020 Keystone 10 Million Trees Mira Lloyd Dock Awardees. Any questions, please contact Kristen Thomas at [email protected]. Lancaster Cemetery is a non-profit organization that runs on the skills, efforts, and donations of our friends and neighbors. Northeast Neighborhoods United: We represent about 3,300 households. Our neighborhood is bordered by Lancaster General Health, the SDoL McCaskey Campus and Urban Place (a hip 300,000 square foot community made for living, learning, working, shopping and dining). Our neighborhood has it all. Many people who live in the community also work here. We are within walking distance of the Amtrak Train Station and Downtown Lancaster. ​This neighborhood is positioned to be enhanced through greater homeownership, increased neighborhood communication and advocacy, and opportunities for commercial growth and beautification as the Downtown expands and the demand for authentic urban living is increasing.