WV Project CommuniTree
“Building Communities from the Roots Up”
CTree Projects - Spring 2012
Opequon
Creek Project Team
4/10/12
The Opequon Creek Project Team (OCPT) was the recipient of a WV Project
CommuniTree kit to plant 150 trees along the Opequon Creek at the
Route 9 Bridge in Berkeley County, West Virginia. The “Stock
Diversity” kit they chose included a diverse mix of 21 riparian tree
species in a variety of stock sizes.
Lou Scavnicky, President of the OCPT, completed the application and
organized the project. This project was organized by the Opequon
Creek Project Team’s President, Lou Scavnicky. A dedicated and
hard-working group of around 12 volunteers planted the 150 trees to
create a riparian buffer for the Opequon Creek and the adjacent
creek Evans Run. Staff from the Division of Highways in Burlington
was in attendance to show their support for the project and assist
in the tree planting. Lou and his group were assisted by CommuniTree
Representative Suzy Lucas from the Eastern Panhandle Conservation
District.
The 150 trees planted at this event
serve as a riparian forest buffer, reducing stormwater runoff, and
increasing Berkeley County’s urban tree canopy.