Curbs across New Jersey will be peppered with discarded Christmas trees starting Thursday, but an Ocean County park has a better idea.<\/p>\n
Island Beach State Park will accept donated Christmas trees on Jan. 4 and use them to improve dune health.<\/p>\n
Donated trees help build dunes by capturing sand that is pushed by northeasterly winds, according to a New Jersey State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites Facebook post. Beaches up and down the east coast utilize discarded trees for dune restoration, like in Alabama and Virginia.<\/p>\n
Almost 69,000 trees are cut each year in New Jersey, according to the Department of Agricultureso theres likely plenty of households to draw from.<\/p>\n
New Jerseyans can drop off their tree, free of lights and decorations, at the A23 parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 4. The A23 parking lot is 8.5 miles into Island Beach State Park.<\/p>\n
Staff will be on site to assist in stacking trees in the southeast corner of the parking lot.<\/p>\n
For more information, call IBSP at (732) 793-1315.<\/p>\n
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