Tree planting event

Event date: April 09, 2026
service event

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Event information

Community service event.

Description

Join Dr. Buchanan and Bluffton University students in planting tree saplings in a Bluffton resident’s yard. We will plant 280 saplings over 1 acre of land. The planting will be on Thurs, Apr 9 at 5:30-7:30 pm. We are keeping a backup date in case of poor weather on Sun, Apr 12 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. Students will earn Arts and Lecture credit for fifty minutes of work. Shovels, trowels, and work gloves will be available to borrow, but you are welcome to bring your own. Pizza and water will be provided.

Please RSVP by emailing Dr. Buchanan: buchananj@bluffton.edu

Location

9783 N Dixie Hwy, Bluffton, OH 45817.

Dates and times

Thursday, 9 Apr 2026 at 5:30-7:30 PM

Backup date in case of poor weather: Sunday, 12 Apr 2026 at 10:00 AM-noon

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For more information, contact Dr. Jacob Buchanan, Bluffton University.

Image credits: John Englart, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Planting_trees.jpg

Event date April 09, 2026
Date posted March 19, 2026

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