Forest Lake Buffers Benefit Day
at Skillins Greenhouse

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Join us on May 31st 2008 for the first ever Forest Lake Buffer Benefits Day at Skillins Greenhouses in Cumberland! 

Help protect Forest Lake and enhance your home by planting beautiful native plants on your property.  Skillins Greenhouses will offer discounted native plants to those who participate in the Buffers Benefit program through the Forest Lake Conservation Project.  Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District staff will be on hand to help you select plants.

What is a Buffer???
A buffer is vegetation between any developed land and a waterbody, and is made up of groundcovers, shrubs and trees.  The vegetation lessens the impact of rain and wind; provides shade; and has root systems to help absorb water, stabilize soil, and trap sediments.

The benefits of buffers include less runoff and erosion and more privacy, noise protection, shade, and wildlife habitat. 
 


How the program works: 

     1.      Enroll in the program by contacting Betty Williams at 892-4700 or
              betty-williams@cumberlandswcd.org  
     2.      Pledge to plant at least 5 plants per year for the next two years
     3.      Receive a 20% discount at Skillins Greenhouses towards native groundcovers, shrubs
              and trees.

As an added bonus, with your enrollment and planting, you are automatically entered in the grand prize drawing for one of two $150 gift certificate at Skillins Nursery! 

Reasons to Pledge:

  • Protect water quality

  • Enhanced buffer

  • Buffers provide privacy, appealing aesthetics, and enhanced wildlife habitat

  • Receive at 20% discount at Skillins Greenhouses

  • With your pledge, you're automatically entered to win one of two $150 grand prize gift certificates to Skillins.

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Special thanks to Skillins Greenhouses for their support of the
Forest Lake Buffers Benefit Program!
The “Buffers Benefit” program was established through the Forest Lake Conservation Project in partnership with the Forest Lake Association and Skillins Greenhouses.  This program aims at encouraging landowners to enhance or install buffers on their properties that help protect the water quality of Forest Lake.