AKRON - The Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. is in need of volunteers with equipment to assist in the preparation of more than two acres of property adjacent to the Tippecanoe Valley School Forest on which 2,600 seedlings will be planted.On May 7-8, every kindergarten through 12th-grade student in the Tippecanoe Valley School Corp., assisted by members of Tippecanoe Valley High School agriculture students, will have the opportunity to plant a pine or hardwood seedling. This is the first step of a multi-year process to expand the forest.
Volunteers with equipment are needed to assist in the preparation of 2,600 holes for planting. The holes must be 8 to 10 inches in diameter and 10 inches deep. Skid loaders with an attached auger, tractors with a three-point hitch auger and similar equipment with operators are needed to complete the hole preparation.
The work is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Saturday. Volunteers should report to the south side of the circular parking area south of Tippecanoe Valley Middle School and east of the Bus Garage, where they will be directed to the work area. Any work not completed Saturday will be finished the following week prior to planting.
Volunteers are asked to indicate their intent to participate by contacting the Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. Administration Office at 574-353-7741 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Questions may be directed to the same location.
