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WVDEP, WVDNR hosting annual Christmas tree recycling event Jan. 3, 2015

March 25, 2015
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Photo courtesy of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection The 2015 Christmas tree recycling project, sponsored by DEP and DNR, will be held at the Capitol Market in Charleston Jan. 3.
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The 2015 Christmas tree recycling project, sponsored by DEP and DNR, will be held at the Capitol Market in Charleston Jan. 3.

When all the lights and decorations have been removed, and the packages carried off from under its branches, your Christmas tree can live on in lakes across West Virginia.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will host their 10th annual Christmas tree recycling event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, at the Capitol Market in downtown Charleston.

Over the years, thousands of live trees have been collected and placed in lakes across West Virginia to improve fish habitat. “The trees enhance existing fish habitat in lakes and serve as fish-attracting structures for increased fishing opportunities,” said Bret Preston, assistant chief of DNR’s Wildlife Resources Section.

This year, DNR will place trees in Beech Fork, East Lynn, Stonewall Jackson, Sutton and Tygart lakes. To be accepted, all decorations must be removed from the tree, including ornaments, tinsel and stands. Those who drop off trees can enter their names into drawings for a day of skiing for two at Winterplace Resort, a free night’s lodging and breakfast at Chief Logan Lodge, and a $25 gift card from Capitol Market.

The recycling event yielded close to 500 trees last year. The DEP’s Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP) program coordinates the tree recycling effort.

“This continues to be an extremely popular event with area residents and we hope it stays that way,” said Danny Haught, chief of the DEP’s REAP program. “Not only does it benefit the fish habitat in West Virginia’s beautiful lakes, it also helps our environment by keeping these trees out of our landfills.”

For more information, contact the DEP’s Sandy Rogers at 304-926-0499, ext. 1004, or email Sandra.D.Rogers@wv.gov.

 

 

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