Sydnie launched the planting effort for her 4-H project. It's part of a program to plant one million trees nationwide. She's enlisted family members, neighbors and classmates in doing the work. Trees are being planted on private land, and the landowners like Dennis Cole are grateful."I really appreciate that part. Yesterday they planted at our property they planted two hundred trees and there were about 12 of them. It was a good effort." He said.
Bill Long has a nursery and has donated one thousand seedlings to help get the project going. "I think that if we don't do it, it will never get done. Because the older trees no longer are here there won't be any natural plant and the government's not gonna give us the trees for free, so we've got to do it." He said.
The little trees will help stop erosion, and eventually, Sydnie hopes it will bring the forest back.
"This place was so beautiful before it was burned down and planting the trees makes me feel really great that I'm helping out with it." She said.
Sydnie and her friends say they will continue planting trees through February. They are hoping for financial donations and volunteers from the community to help.
Sydnie can be reached at Emeraldtrees@yahoo.com
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