ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE

Public Works deptartment finds a helpful use for discarded trees after the holidays

This year after the holidays, Easton’s Public Works team partnered with the Maryland Environmental Service to reuse discarded Christmas trees in an effort to benefit the habitat of Poplar Island.

After collecting the disposed trees, the Public Works team takes select trees (between 100150) and load them into trucks to be taken to the wharf in Tilghman Island.

The trees are then unloaded where they will be taken by barge to Poplar Island. Once delivered they are distributed to the wetland cells around the island. These trees help local birds and other wildlife to form homes and strengthen the ecosystem around Poplar Island.

A great job from by our Public Works team to make the most out of what would have been discarded anyways!

THANKS TO MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE (MES), MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AND U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE FOR MAKING THIS ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORT POSSIBLE!