Hillsborough, NJ Tree Recovery Campaign Distributing Free Tree Saplings to Residents

As part of an ongoing effort to replant trees uprooted by Superstorm Sandy, Hillsborough Township and the NJ Tree Recovery Campaign will be offering free sapling giveaways beginning later this week.

The first 200 residents to visit the Auten Road Facility on Saturday, April 11, will receive five seedlings to plant on their property as a replacement, if they lost any trees during Superstorm Sandy or any subsequent weather events, the township said. Instructions on how to store, care for and plant them will be provided.

Residents should plant the seedlings within two days after pick-up in order to prevent the roots from drying out.

“We are excited to announce that once again Hillsborough Township has partnered with New Jersey Recovery and will be distributing up to five seedlings per resident to those who participate in the Township’s Annual Clean Up on April 11,” Deputy Mayor Greg Burchette, Liaison to the Department of Public Works, who administer the Township’s Annual Free Clean Up Program, said in a release.

Coupons and Senior Citizen stickers for the Township’s Annual Clean Up are currently available, at the Hillsborough Department of Public Works (DPW) office, 21 East Mountain Road, Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and are distributed on a first come first serve basis, the township said.

According to the NJ Tree Recovery Campaign, the tree saplings being distributed across the state will ”create defining features of many neighborhoods, as well as give numerous benefits to residents.”

See a town-by-town listing of giveaway events and potential sapling species here.