Arbor Day After: Saturday, April 26th 10-2 at Meadow Croft

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?

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.

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 10-2PM Saturday, April 26th.

Here is some more information about Meadow Croft and our work there, work you will be continuing.  Please indicate on will be seeking volunteer hours.

Volunteer Day At Meadow Croft: Caring For Our Native Plants