Reforesting 36 acres of farm field near the Patuxent River

Chesapeake Bay Program staff help replant seedlings

By Jake Solyst |
Two women secure a green tube around a young tree planted in an open field.
Katie Brownson (left) of the U.S. Forest Service plants a tree with Carin Bisland (right) of the Environmental Protection Agency. Both Browson and Bisland work at the Chesapeake Bay Program office. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
A thin stem with four leaves pops out of the top of a tube encasing the tree.
The first few years of a reforestation project are critical. Foresters have to provide maintenance and replant trees that don't survive. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Man helps three others secure a tree.
Craigh Highfield (left) shows three Chesapeake Bay Program employees how to properly secure a newly planted tree. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

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