This fall, Clermont Soil & Water is partnering with the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments and Taking Root to distribute free trees to landowners in certain areas of Bethel and Tate Township. The distribution is made possible by funding received through an Urban Forestry grant provided by the Ohio Division of Forestry. Registration will open in the near future.
Once registration is open, residents can check if they are eligible by going to OKI’s Tree for Me site and clicking “Active Distributions”.
Species distributed will be non-ALB host species including oaks, beech, basswood, and more. Pickup is on 9/19 from 10AM-6PM, and 9/20 from 9AM-12PM, at the Village of Bethel maintenance garage. Those receiving trees will be required to sign a non-binding maintenance pledge.
For more information, contact (513) 732-7075 ext. 4, or email jhahn@clermontcountyohio.gov.
This May, Clermont SWCD was honored to partner with the OKI Regional Council of Governments and Taking Root to distribute 275 free trees to landowners in the Bethel area. The distribution was made possible by funding received through an Urban Forestry grant provided by the Ohio Division of Forestry.
As many know, Bethel and Tate Township have experienced significant tree loss due to the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB), and our goal with this project was to begin to help the community re-establish the tree canopy.
This fall, we will be distributing another 325 trees; all will be non-ALB host species and distributed in 5-7 gallon containers. Dates TBD – Landowners can watch our web site and Facebook page for details.
The Clermont Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) will continue to offer assistance to agencies, local governments and landowners with the ongoing efforts to eradicate the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) pest from Clermont County. It is a resource issue of utmost concern to the District.
