ClassB 2010 Tree Planting Service Project
Join ClassB® and Scouts all over the country as we plant a living legacy of Scouting’s commitment to the conservation of natural resources! Starting January 1st, 2010, make a $10 contribution to plant a tree in the BSA Centennial Forest in Flathead National Forest and ClassB® will match your contribution to plant a tree at storm-damaged Flaming Arrow Scout Reservation in Florida.
It’s our goal to plant 100 trees at each site to commemorate BSA’s 100th Anniversary!
Flathead National Forest
When the 2007 Brush Creek and Skyland Fires added to existing damage from 2003 wildfires, a total of more than 322,000 acres was burned, destroying seed sources and critically harming wildlife habitat.
In partnership with the Boy Scouts of America, the Arbor Day Foundation is helping plant 345,000 Douglas fir, western white pine, western larch, lodgepole pine, and Engelmann spruce to help restore wildlife habitat and protect the area watershed by lessening soil erosion and mass wasting — the downward movement of soil and rock — on steep mountainous terrain.
Learn more about the Flathead National Forest replanting |
Flaming Arrow Scout Reservation
The camp, located five miles east of Lake Wales, is within a mile of the point at which the tracks of hurricanes Charley, Frances and Jeanne intersected in 2004. The camp’s skyline is splintered and ragged, bare in areas once thick with stands of pines and oaks.
Flaming Arrow Scout Reservation is Gulf Ridge Council’s largest camping and training facility. Activity areas at the 900-acre facility include a climbing and rappelling tower, a rifle and shotgun range and three lakes with canoeing, kayaking and scuba programs.
Learn more about the Flaming Arrow Scout Reservation storm damage |
Please help replant both of these important sites!
Your $10 contribution, matched by ClassB®, will plant one tree at Flathead National Forest and a second tree at Flaming Arrow Scout Reservation. It’s our goal to plant at least 100 trees at EACH location for a total of 200 trees. Contributions can be made in your name, the name of your unit, or anonymously and will be recognized on the ClassB.com website.
You can also donate $20 directly to the Arbor Day Foundation and they will plant one tree at Flathead National Forest and ship you a second tree that you can plant locally.