JCP&L Employee Volunteers Plant Thousands of Donated Trees in N.J.
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JCP&L is more than two-thirds of the way towards eclipsing last year's total of 2,795 trees, with 2,174 trees donated and planted to date. The work is part of a larger effort by FirstEnergy, which is on pace to pass its goal of donating 25,000 trees in 2025 across its five-state service territory. So far this year, nearly 23,000 trees have been planted.
Tree-planting locations are chosen in partnership with local nonprofit organizations with a focus on ensuring the trees are placed safely away from power lines and other utility infrastructure. Tree varieties include native species like red maple, river birch, white and northern red oak, shagbark and bitternut hickory, pitch pine and dogwoods.
Some of this year's tree-planting events include:
- More than 580 trees planted on
Earth Day with theGirl Scouts of the Jersey Shore at Camp Sacajawea inFarmingdale . - 400 trees planted with Schiff Natural Lands Trust and the
Mendham Township Environmental Commission at theTempe Wick Preserve inMendham . - Collaborations with Shade Tree Commissions and Parents Teacher Organizations to plant trees at local schools, including 160 trees at Howell Middle School South in
Howell , 100 trees atMilford Brook Elementary School in Manalapan and 64 trees atClara B. Worth Elementary School inBayville . - Nearly 180 trees planted at the Wattles Stewardship Center in
Port Murray with the N.J. Audubon Society and another 250 trees planted with theMusconetong Watershed Association atHampton Borough Park inHampton . - More than 300 trees planted at
Winding River Park inToms River , days after a wildfire scorched more than 15,000 acres just 10 miles to the south.
In addition to tree plantings, JCP&L employees volunteer at events that include tree donations. In early May, volunteers gave away 150 tree seedlings at the New Jersey Sustainability Summit, hosted by Sustainable Jersey at Bell Works in
The efforts are led by JCP&L's Green Team, a group of employees that volunteer their time and talents to develop and support environmental initiatives. So far this year, more than 40 JCP&L Green Team members have donated a total of 214 hours to tree-planting events. JCP&L launched FirstEnergy's first Green Team in 2018, and the company now has Green Team chapters in each of the states it serves.
JCP&L serves 1.1 million customers in the counties of
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving more than six million customers in
Editor's Note: Photos of JCP&L volunteers planting trees at 2025 tree planting events are available for download on Flickr.
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