The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
and state Division of Natural Resources will collect live Christmas Trees from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Capitol Market in downtown
Charleston.
The annual Christmas Tree recycling event yielded close
to 500 trees last year. The DNR takes collected trees and
places them in lakes across West Virginia to improve fish habitat.
Each year, existing, rotting habitats are replaced by
newly recycled trees and new habitats are created, as well. The trees provide
excellent hiding and feeding areas for fish and other aquatic creatures.
This is the ninth year the DEP’s Rehabilitation
Environmental Action Plan (REAP) program has coordinated the tree recycling
effort. 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 ski packages at West Virginia resorts.
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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