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Charitable Giving to Save Our Trees

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Donations

If you are reading this page, you probably already know that Non-native Invasive Plant Species are one of the greatest threats to the health and biodiversity of our county’s parklands and the impact could soon be felt worldwide.

Please help us make a difference in the battle against Non-native Invasive Plant Species by making a donation today.

Click here to learn how you can make a donation to start saving the trees!

About Your Gift

  • Tractor clearing tangled weeds in Rachel Carson Conservation Park.Donations to save the forests make a great birthday, anniversary, holiday or corporate gifts
  • 100% of your contribution is tax- deductible
  • Donations of any amount are welcome. Each $25 donation can save up to 4 trees!
  • 100% of your gift will directly pay for contractual work to control and manage invasive plants on parklands.
  • There are 34,000 acres of Montgomery County parkland and invasive plant management is needed in every park
  • A $5,000 donation can treat up to 7 acres or up to 700 trees
  • Donations over $5,000 can be made to a park of your choice – Do you have a favorite County park in your backyard?

Your contribution will save trees in these Montgomery County Parks project areas:

Black Hill Regional Park
Blockhouse Point Conservation Park
Capital Crescent Trail
Dickerson Conservation Park
Hoyles Mill Conservation Park
Little Bennett Regional Park
Little Falls Stream Valley Park
Long Branch Stream Valley Park

Rock Creek Regional Park
Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park
Rachel Carson Conservation Park
Ovid Hazen Wells Recreation Area
Rock Creek along Beach Drive
Serpentine Barrens Conservation Park
Sligo Creek Stream Valley Park

Thank You!

For questions regarding donations, please email: donations@montgomeryparks.org

For answers to your questions or additional information about saving our forests, contact:

Lynette Scaffidi, Natural Resources Specialist for Montgomery County Parks
301-949-0223
Lynette.Scaffidi@montgomeryparks.org

Tractor clearing tangled weeds in Rachel Carson Conservation Park.

Date of last update: November 24, 2009