I think we’ll all be planting in slickers!
Saturday, November 7th,  9am – 3pm
Meet at 298 Northampton St, Buffalo NY 14208; please do not be late because we will split everyone into street teams!

We have approx. 410 trees reserved for planting in the Masten & Cold Springs Neighborhood that must go in the ground before they die.

Dress Code:
Please plan for MUD and rain: sneaker/boots, rain poncho, hats, LAYERS, hoodie, water bottle, gloves.
Since we’ll be lending out some of our tools to other groups, it would help if you bring an iron rake, shovel, a blade or hand pruners.

Please eat a hearty breakfast!
We may be able to provide donated snacks; however, we will work continuously until 3pm and enjoy a potluck together–followed by a group massage (not feet, just shoulders).  You’re welcome to bring a pan of brownies, a carrot cake, a tater tot casserole, shepherd’s pie, pasta salad or a crock pot of anything that will dribble down the fronts of our shirts.

Together with over a hundred volunteers, Buffalo ReUse has already planted more than 450 trees in the Masten and Cold Springs Neighborhoods.
We will add another 400 trees to the 23 blocks around our store.  The weather can be muddy and the day is hectic, but it’s lots of fun.  We split folks up into teams–2 teams per street.
The holes are dug by a machine! We use an auger to dig the holes and that makes it so much easier!  It is still a lot of work though.  We’ll make sure the holes are pre-dug and each hole gets a tree.  Your job will be to take out dead trees, replace them with living trees, stake the trees and pickup any refuse nearby.
We will need to recruit about 50-75 people for the day–so if each of you bring a friend or 2 we will be all set, but we’ll also continue meeting new people and inviting them to assist between now and November.  Kids are welcome to help, but children under 14yrs must be accompanied by an adult.

6 NOV, Friday (tree pickup) We will arrange to bring our trucks/trailers and pick up all the trees, stakes and equipment from Re-Tree WNY at the City Garage.  Meet us at 8am, 1126 Seneca and help sort and pile trees.  All trees are bagged and labeled by species.  They’re very light.  One person can carry 2-3 trees without much trouble.  We’ll need about 5 people that morning to pick up, unload and sort our order.  If you’re available Friday morning, just show up!
7 NOV, Saturday (planting & potluck) See the photos and you’ll get an idea of what it’s like.
We could use some help from folks who don’t want to get their hands dirty and organize the FOOD.

Thanks for volunteering; you are helping us, ReTREE WNY, the environment and the City of Buffalo in one swoop!