Parsippany Offering Tree Seedlings To Replace Those Damaged By Sandy

It’s been more than three years since Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the northeast and devastated thousands of trees in New Jersey, but the effects can still be felt in 2016.

The New Jersey Tree Recover Campaign in conjunction with nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation is providing 102,000 free tree seedlings to state residents across 145 participating towns.

Eleven of those towns are in Morris as well as Hopatcong in Sussex County.

Towns that registered to take part will receive up to 2,000 tree seedlings for distribution to residents. Any resident is eligible to receive up to five free seedlings at any of the distribution locations and does not need to provide proof of residency in the community of distribution, the county said.

The list of participating towns, location of distribution, and dates include:

• Chester Township: May 7, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, 1 Parker Road, Town Hall
• Denville: May 10, 7:30-10:30 a.m., Dept. of Public Works, 140 Morris Avenue, Building #1
• Harding: May 7, 8 a.m. to 12 noon, Harding Land Trust Office, 110 Harter Road
• Mendham Borough: May 9 through May 13, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dept. of Public Works, 37 Ironia Road
• Mendham Township: May 7, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, town hall, 2 West Main Street
• Mountain Lakes: April 23, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Municipal Building, Pocono Road
• Parsippany: May 9 through May 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Parks & Forestry Office, 1 Knoll Drive
• Pequannock: May 7, 9 a.m., Municipal Building/Library at rain garden, 530 Newark-Pompton Tpke
• Rockaway Township: May 7, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Township Recycling Yards, 65 Mount Hope Road
• Roxbury: May 12, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Roxbury Recreation, 72 Eyland Avenue
• Washington Township: April 30, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Municipal DPW Yard
• Hopatcong Borough (Sussex County): April 23, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Municipal Building, Parking Lot, 443 Route 94 Borough Hall Parking Lot, 111 River Styx Road