Cumberland River Compact seeking volunteers for April tree planting in Nashville

The Cumberland River Compact is seeking volunteers to help plant thousands of trees across Nashville this weekend.

This Spring Planting Party is a part of the city-wide Root Nashville campaign that will focus planting efforts at Trace Creek in West Nashville on Saturday, April 6. 

The ongoing effort helps to restore 2.5 miles of streambank erosion with the planting of nearly 24,000 trees and shrubs near the Natchez Trace, with a goal of planting 500,000 trees across Davidson County by 2050. Volunteer information can be found online here.

“Volunteers are the heart and soul of our tree-planting projects at the Cumberland River Compact, so we can guarantee a fun time, meaningful experience, and, weather permitting, plenty of good old-fashioned sunshine,”  Anna LePetri, Cumberland River Compact volunteer and events coordinator, said in a news release. 

In addition to Trace Creek at Stephens Valley, native tree species, including flowering Sweetbay magnolias, oaks, bald cypress, and tulip poplars, will be planted at the Urban Housing Solutions nonprofit building and New Cedar Grove church in Bordeaux.