This Saturday looks like it will be sunny with a 100% chance of planting!  Emmaus Rotary Club and Rotary Club of Allentown Joint Service Project! Wildlands Black River Sanctuary Planting Project Rain Date! Saturday, May 13, 2023 8:00am -? The more hands-on deck the less time this will take! Rain Date TBD if needed. Join Allentown and Emmaus Rotary Clubs & Interact Clubs to plant native species in the public access parking area as the first leg of the Wildlands Black River Sanctuary Preservation Project! The 180-acre Black River Sanctuary, located just northeast of Emmaus, PA, is unique in many ways. It contains the headwaters for three different watersheds, has the exposed “spine” of the south mountain, numerous wetlands, meadows, and forests; is home to hundreds of different species from butterflies to bears and all located within minutes of the cities of the Lehigh Valley. Parking areas will incorporate aspects that are designed to have the smallest impact as possible and enhance the conservation values of the property. The parking areas will incorporate the use of native plants as buffers and visual cues that will delineate the limits of the lot as well as demonstrate the values of native plantings in the landscape. Only volunteers who register to attend using this event page will receive important volunteer information. Rotary & Wildlands Black River Sanctuary Planting | Rotary Club of Emmaus (emmausrotary.org) Please email MeghanReed517@gmail.com with questions. There is no address for the site yet, but the parking area is at the corner of Church Rd and Stonesthrow Rd in Bethlehem. It's just a field/dirt lot at the moment, underneath the powerlines.  GPS coordinates are 40°34'19.4"N 75°24'37.6"W - Google Maps  Look for the Emmaus Rotary Sandwich Board sign.  What to wear: (plan to get in the dirt!)  Gloves are encouraged. Long Sleeves and Long Pants (to protect from ticks you may want to wear a insect repellent)  Sneakers or boots   What to bring (if you can):  Shovels or Planting Trowels Digging Bar Post Hole Digger Pruning Shears Tinsnips/Pliers with Wire Cutters