On Saturday morning, April 25th, over twenty volunteers from the Raritan Headwaters Association, the Washington Township Land Trust, and the Township’s Green Team gathered at Mill Pond Park to plant eighty native trees and bushes along the banks of the stream that feeds into the South Branch of the Raritan River. This planting project was made possible by a Woods and Waterways grant designed to strengthen and protect New Jersey’s riparian corridors with hearty native species such as Silver Maples, River Birches, Sycamores, and Black Willows. Robert Lucas, Restoration Coordinator for the Raritan Headwaters Association, demonstrated correct planting techniques for the volunteers. Chris Steffan and Caryl Brackenridge, advisors and former officers of the Land Trust, donated innumerable hours to prepare the site for the planting by cutting back difficult invasive species (Japanese Knotweed) that threaten the health of our streams and rivers.