Join us while we partner with the American Red Cross to replant areas devastated by fires last summer. The focus of this project is on teaching children about the importance of caring for public lands, and engaging them in replanting parts of the forests that were devastated by the fire. Wildfires, including the Taylor Bridge Fire, burned more than 116,000 acres in Central Washington last season, leaving vast areas scorched and blackened. In some places, the fire burned long enough to reduce the land’s ability to hold rain or snow melt and as a result increased the flooding danger. Vegetation, such as the ponderosa pines planted under Operation Lorax, will help prevent erosion and flooding. The event is open to all ages – no registration required.
12-3 p.m.
