Tree Plantings at LTMCP

LTMCP will be planting over 9,600 trees this year across several restoration sites. Turkey Creek, Schwan, and Bayou Auguste will all receive a mixture of 14 different tree and shrub species including Wax Myrtle, Green Ash, Sycamore, Cherrybark Oak, Laurel Oak, Willow Oak, Cypress, and Persimmon. The Land Trust will be utilizing several volunteers through Climb CDC to get the trees planted.

Planting hardwood trees after the last frost of the season, but before Spring blooms, allows for the roots of the young saplings to become better established. This increases the chances of survival. The trees planted on Land Trust sites help to provide food and shelter for wildlife. Air quality is improved by the trees intake of carbon dioxide in order to produce oxygen.