Sussex Tech students assist with tree-planting project

Sussex Technical High School students in the landscape management and environmental technologies program recently assisted with a Delaware State Parks tree-planting project on property managed by Trap Pond State Park.

Serving alongside volunteers from AmeriCorps, the 21 LMET students helped plant more than 800 native trees on the property. Each bare-root tree sapling received a locally harvested bamboo stake for support as well as a protective sleeve to prevent grazing by wildlife. The project is intended to help curb erosion issues on the existing agricultural field.

Sussex Tech students and instructor assisting with the native tree planting project are in back (l-r) Jackson Timer, Jack Willin, instructor GL Jefferson and Alex Condos. In front is Connor LeCates.