Arbor Day After NOW Sunday, April 27th 10-1 at Meadow Croft DUE TO RAIN SATURDAY

As we perhaps know, Arbor Day is Friday, April 25th, 2025.  But as with Earth Day, we have to ask, well what about the remaining 364 days?  Can’t every day be Arbor Day?  [EXCEPT SATURDAY.  RAIN FORECAST. SUNDAY, HOWEVER….]

Trees work 24X7X365 to filter and oxygenate our air, and filter our groundwater with their roots.  They feed countless species.  Arbor Day After asks, “How do I act every day so that we will have our trees at all?”

The trees at Meadow Croft, aka “The Roosevelt Estate“, are under grave threat, like so many others on Long Island.  They are being choked out by a host of invasive vines as you can see in these photographs.

There is about every noxious invasive plant here:  Mugwort, Oriental Bittersweet, English Ivy, Honeysuckle, Multiflora Rose, Wisteria, Tree of Heaven, and maybe Japanese Knotweed (but we hope not!).

Bring gloves and lopers.  Wear a good pair of boots and a pair of pants that will protect from thorns.  We can make great strides in saving this forest, but it will take a small army.   Let’s see what we can do.  We have of course been there before several times to help out.  Last Veteran’s Day, for instance, when we had 50 volunteers.

Meadow Croft is located on Brown’s River between Bayport and Sayville, at 299 Middle Road, Sayville on the north side, as you turn onto a long dirt road with water on either side.  We will be busy removing vines, weeding the native plant garden, and planting American Chestnut saplings between 10-1 PM Sunday, April 27th.

Here is some more information about last years event at Meadow Croft and our work there, work you will be continuing this year.  Please indicate using the contact form below that you will be seeking volunteer hours.