Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation) Caption for Photo: Adding 10 million trees alongside streams, streets, and other important landscapes will accelerate Pennsylvania toward its Clean Water Blueprint goals, and two-thirds of the way to the 95,000-acre goal for its portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. 

(Reported by Danielle Smith, Keystone News Service)

(Hummelstown, PA) A Pennsylvania partnership is hitting a big milestone by planting its 10 millionth tree along the Chesapeake Bay watershed. A celebration today in Hummelstown marks eight years of work to clean up water and restore streamside habitats. Julia Krall with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation says trees offer many advantages and are affordable and accessible. She adds that any landowner or resident with available space can plant one, creating benefits for the environment, strengthening communities, and enhancing overall quality of life across Pennsylvania. In 2018, The Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership set out to plant that many trees across Pennsylvania’s portion of the watershed. Led by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the effort has grown to include more than 320 partners who’ve helped reach this goal as they also plant native trees and shrubs statewide.