Breaking a world record for planting trees.

[elasg]

Today, at 1, we and the folks from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative are trying to break a world record for the most trees planted in one hour.  We're one of 30 crews across the US and Canada who are trying to break this record.  We'll each get 50 trees and need to get them in the ground before the hour is over.  It's doable, though the soil up

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[shirebound]

Oh how wonderful! Good luck!

[elasg]

Thanks! It was really a push, but I got 68 trees planted in an hour. That's about on par with the rest of the folks, though we did have some of our guys showing off. :p

What I found interesting was our 45 did more than the other PA group in Tuscarora State Forest - that had 57 planters and only got 3400 trees in. hehehe!

[claudia603]

wow, I like this very much! I hope it works out well!

[elasg]

I think the final tally for all the sites participating blew away the old record something like 4 times over! We definitely did it!

http://www.sfiprogram.org/media-resources/news/sfi-brings-teams-from-across-north-america-to-break-a-world-record-for-a-cause/

[cornerofmadness]

good luck

[elasg]

Thanks, we needed it. I was definitely sore the next day.

[cornerofmadness]

Oh I bet

[cornerofmadness]

good luck

[singeaddams]

Planting over a strip mine? Good for you! What kind of trees are they?

[elasg]

Yep, it was once a strip mine and then for a while, a dump. The site has been being planted on for many years and this go round it was white spruce and white pine, which will both do fine on this site. Hopefully they got some rain today though - the soil on that hill was powder dry and hard as iron!

[singeaddams]

Reclaimed land, I love it.