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Local Organization Set To Hold Community Tree Planting Event Local Organization Set To Hold Tree Planting Event at Schiller Park.

Onondaga Earth Corps will hold a tree planting event this Saturday.

By Jeremy Striano

JEREMY STRIANO: This weekend, The Onondaga Earth Corps is holding a community tree planting event that is open to all. The event combines O.E.C. workers and local volunteers working together to revive parks in the county. O.E.C. Program Coordinator Kate Abel says that they have had this day marked on their calendar for a long time.

KATE ABEL: This Saturday, we will be planting upwards of five hundred different plant species at Schiller Park. It’s a, it’s our community-wide event that we’ve been planning like since the beginning of the fall season.

STRIANO: Schiller Park is home to many different plant species and the goal of the event is to remove the unwanted ones and replace them with those that are native to the Syracuse area. Abel says that one main species, or a monoculture, could affect the environment in a negative way.

ABEL: And when that happens, you lose a lot of like the biodiversity and wildlife habitat and a lot of like the benefits of the trees and the plants and stuff in the park.

STRIANO: O.E.C. emphasizes a lot of their projects on the volunteers who help them throughout the year. For volunteer Kathleen Walker, she says that these new trees could help the future of the beauty and well-being of Schiller Park.

KATHLEEN WALKER: We know that the environment is so important and that we had a lot of invasive species here, so I know we were cutting down some trees, and I helped them plant those trees there so you can always see the fruits of your labor.

STRIANO: The Onondaga Earth Corps Tree Planting event takes place here at Schiller Park this Saturday November 5th. So, if you want to get involved, why don’t you make like a tree and “leave” from where you are.

In Syracuse, Jeremy Striano, NCC News.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) – A local organization is set to host an event that will benefit a Syracuse park.

Onondaga Earth Corps will hold their Community Tree Planting event this Saturday at Schiller Park. The event will combine employees and local volunteers as they work together to revive parks in Onondaga County. Program Coordinator Kate Abel mentioned that they have had this date on their calendar for a long time.

“This Saturday, we will be planting upwards of five hundred different plant species at Schiller Park,” Abel said. “It’s our community-wide event that we’ve been planning like since the beginning of the fall season.”

Schiller Park is home to many different plant species and the goal of the event is to remove the unwanted ones and replace them with those that are native to the Syracuse area. Able suggested that one main species, or a monoculture, could affect the environment in a negative way.

“And when that happens, you lose a lot of like the biodiversity and wildlife habitat and a lot of like the benefits of the trees and the plants and stuff in the park,” Abel said.

Onondaga Earth Corps emphasizes the impact that their volunteers have on each of their projects. For volunteer Kathleen Walker, she mentioned that the new trees could help the future of Schiller Park.

“We know that the environment is so important and that we had a lot of invasive species here,” Walker said. “So, I know we were cutting down some trees and I helped them plant those trees there so you can always see the fruits of your labor.”

The event will be held at Schiller Park on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until 1p.m.

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