The awards announced recently, are comprised of $15,000 of a tree survival grant to the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership by the Foxwynd Foundation of Chester County, which was matched by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Foxwynd’s grant is the first for its environmental focus and mission to support initiatives that foster community well-being and resilience. K10 is coordinated by CBF.
The tree survival funding will be used for maintenance, supplies, and logistical support for trees planted by the K10 partnership, which has grown to over 300 partner organizations.
“Usually, people get most excited about the act of planting trees, and while this is extremely valuable, many don’t think about what happens after,” said Marley McKind, Partnership Manager. “Our partners care immensely about survival of these trees. But they don’t always have the resources to give these trees the attention they’d like to ensure they thrive until they are strong enough to survive on their own in their natural environment.”
K10 partners receiving grants and their intended uses include:
-- Conococheague Institute of Franklin County, to expand Natural Conservation internship hours dedicated to tree care and for tree maintenance supplies.
-- Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education in York for inventory, replanting of dead trees, and maintenance of multifunctional riparian buffer plantings.
-- Watershed Alliance of York, supplies for maintaining 100 acres of riparian forest buffer within York County, supported by 25 Riparian Ranger volunteers.
-- Friends of Curtis Arboretum of Philadelphia, for irrigation systems to water younger trees to combat dry periods.
-- UC Green of Philadelphia for urban plantings to replace pruning equipment, repair sidewalks for new tree plantings, dead tree and stump removal, and brick barriers to protect planted trees from car doors.
-- ClearWater Conservancy of Centre County for maintenance of 37 acres of riparian forest buffers in the Spring Creek watershed. Also to assess success of fall 2024 plantings, maintenance of trees during season shifts, removal of invasives, and important study of tree survival rates.
-- Let’s Go 1-2-3 of Lancaster for re-staking and replacing tree protection, removing weeds and invasives, inventory of dead or dying trees and researching issues with planting sites and techniques, assessing tree and shrub survival rates, and creating a maintenance plan for cemetery plots plantings.
-- Lebanon Valley Conservancy of Lebanon County to address invasive plants at the Quittapahilla Educational Wetland Preserve and two Lebanon Valley Conservancy conservation easements and for restoration education at multiple tree restoration locations.
-- Manada Conservancy of Dauphin County for staff time, trimmer and mower supplies, herbicide treatments, and volunteer support to maintain multiple buffers along the Swatara Creek. Also to maintain a new buffer planted in fall of 2024, and a reforestation buffer on a conservancy public access property.
Trees are among the most cost-effective tools for cleaning and protecting waterways. Trees filter and absorb polluted runoff, stabilize streambanks, and improve soil quality.
They also help address the threats of extreme weather by cooling the air and sequestering carbon.
Foxwynd Foundation’s total donation of $75,000 to K10 is funded by The Foxwynd Foundation Donor Advised Fund.
Launched in January 2024, the Foxwynd Foundation has impacted environmental sustainability, healthcare, and housing through 32 organizations in 17 U.S. states.
Visit the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership to learn how you can help clean water grow on trees.
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(Photo: Juniata County Riparian Rangers.)
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[Posted: April 28, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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