Press Release: Spring Native Tree and Shrub Harvest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Burlington, VT — The Intervale Conservation Nursery’s (ICN) spring harvest season has officially begun, as the team prepares to harvest 13,000 native trees and shrubs for conservation projects across Vermont. Our impact grows with every tree – these spring-harvested trees and shrubs will be planted along Vermont’s rivers and streams to improve riparian habitats. Over the course of the planting season, ICN will lead plantings at 15 project sites throughout the state.
At the Intervale Center, we believe that a strong community food system begins with healthy soils and waterways. Since our founding, our team has made strides toward climate resilience by planting trees, restoring ecosystems, and stewarding the land. In the last three years alone, the ICN team has planted 96,000 trees throughout Vermont.
Planting native trees and shrubs along our rivers and streams not only enhances water quality and stores carbon but also reduces flood impacts, stabilizes soils, and creates homes for wildlife and important pollinator species. “The native trees and shrubs that our team is harvesting now and will plant this season will be forests for generations to come,” added Ben Rodgers, Sales Manager at ICN.
ICN works with partners across the state, including US Fish and Wildlife Service, Friends of the Winooski River, and Franklin County Natural Resources Conservation District, as well as private landowners, to strategically plant trees where they'll have the greatest survival rate and the most environmental impact. Our work is generously supported by the Lake Champlain Basin Program and other funders.
Any businesses or individuals who are interested in purchasing native trees and shrubs for spring planting projects can contact Ben Rodgers, Intervale Conservation Nursery’s Sales Manager, at benr@intervale.org.
Our mission is to strengthen community food systems.
For more than 35 years, the Intervale Center has led a community food revolution that sustains farms, land, and people. We work in Vermont to address massive challenges, including food security, farm viability, water quality, and climate change. We have pioneered farm and food innovations in local food development, commercial composting, land access ecosystem restoration, farm business development, food access, and food hub development.
Learn more about Intervale Center programs and history.
For media inquiries please contact Maddy Traynor, Communications Manager: (802) 660-0440 ext. 103 or maddy@intervale.org