PSA From Stockbridge Agriculture and Forestry Commission

In celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day, the Austen Riggs Center, in collaboration with the Town of Stockbridge Agricultural and Forestry Commission, will host a FREE TREE SEEDLING GIVEAWAY, on Saturday 4/23/2022 (rain date 4/30/2022). Distribution will take place on the lawn of the Austen Riggs Corner House, 46 Main St (on the corner of Main St and Elm St), from 9:00 a. m.-1:00 p. m., and will be limited to 2 seedlings per person. Bare-root seedlings of northern red oak (Quercus rubra), flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) and river birch (Betula nigra) will be offered. Children from the Austen Riggs Nursery School have prepared pollinator seed cards, and volunteers from the Forestry Commission will be available for consultation on how to plant the seedlings.

To learn more about the Stockbridge Agriculture and Forestry Commission, visit: https://stockbridge-ma.gov/boards-and-committees

To learn more about the Austen Riggs Center, visit: www.austenriggs.org

Photo: Patrick White