Robert Smit (right) prepares holes for planting trees on his property.

Planting tree plugs at Smit Dairy Farm.

Dorie Belisle (right), program founder, at the Smit Farm planting.

Trimming the tree plug roots to avoid J-Rooting, which will kill the baby trees.

Bumper sticker of a volunteer at Smit Farm planting.

30 volunteers helped plant 4000 tree plugs at Smit Dairy Farm.

Lynden High School horticulture students plant 1000 baby trees in pots.

Potted trees at Lynden High School.

Lynden High School horticulture students plant baby trees in pots.

Dropping tree plugs into the pots at Lynden High School.

Ruth Higgins holds up tree plugs at her neighborhood plot in Birch Bay where 1000 trees are being grown to be planted in the Terrell Creek watershed.

Ruth Higgins, Chums of Terrell Creek Leader. Ruth and her husband, Al organize a dedicated group of neighborhood volunteers to maintain the tree plot and eventually plant the trees in their permanent locations.

Farmers Growing Trees for Salmon Signage in Birch Bay.

10,000 trees were nurtured in the Van Wingerden Greenhouses in spring of 2009.

Mike Van Wingerden, owner of Van Wingerden Greenhouses, with 6 month old trees.

October 2009 tree giveaway at Van Wingerden's.

October 2009 tree giveaway at Van Wingerden's.

Signing in tree recipients at the check in table. Community members who take trees
commit to planting them along riparian areas (creeks, stream, ponds, wetlands, etc.) for
the purpose of water quality improvement in Whatcom County.
Recipients report their address, the water shed they plan to plan in, and how many trees of each
type they've taken.

A group of volunteer plants trees at BelleWood acres.

Dorie and John Belisle were the FGTFS program's founders, and have accomplished an impressive series of stream restoration projects in the 10 Mile Creek watershed.

Looking over the BelleWood Acres field. 3000 trees are being grown at this location.

A young volunteer drops tree plugs into the holes.

Volunteers share a delicious potluck dinner after the hard work.

Now that's a satisfying afternoon!