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I pledge to support our working forest lands by shopping locally for my maple syrup, and/or lumber and woodworking needs

I pledge to protect the watershed by sustainably managing my forest/woodlot

I pledge to protect the watershed by working with a Forester to develop a Forest Management Plan

I pledge to protect streams on my property by maintaining or planting a forested buffer, and by removing invasive plants, including knotweed, from riparian areas.

I pledge to protect the watershed by working with a local land trust to protect my wooded property with a conservation easement.

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I pledge to protect the watershed by working with a local land trust to protect acres of my wooded property with a conservation easement.

Protecting forests helps protect local air and water quality.
Forestlands provide critical infiltration of rainwater that in turn helps to recharge groundwater supplies. One acre of forestland can infiltrate and store as much as 9620 gallons of water from a half-inch rain event.
Therefore in an average year in the Delaware River Basin, your commitment can infiltrate gallons of water per year.
Forestlands provide critical air quality benefits. One acre of forestland can absorb and treat air pollutants like carbon dioxide, ozone, particulates (eg. dust, ash, pollen, and smoke) and produce critical oxygen for humans and wildlife. One acre of forestland can absorb 1800 lbs of ozone and 1350 lbs of particulates per year. One acre also absorbs 6 tons of carbon dioxide and produces 4 tons of oxygen per year, which is enough to meet the annual needs of 18 people.
Therefore in an average year in the Delaware River Basin, your commitment can absorb lbs of ozone and lbs of particulates per year tons of carbon dioxide and produces tons of oxygen per year, which is enough to meet the annual needs of people.

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I pledge to plant deciduous (hardwood) tree(s) and/or evergreen tree(s).

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