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Support Reforestation in Haiti and Wisconsin.

Around the world, deforestation is causing droughts, erosion, flooding, loss of wildlife habitat, and human emigration. It also is a major cause of global warming. DOERS, out of concern for present and potential refugees, is launching a campaign to educate and organize people in Wisconsin to work against deforestation. Check out the many ways you can help (see below) and get involved!

Attend our Haitian Dinner
On Sat., March 13, at 6 p.m., DOERS will host an ethnic Haitian dinner at Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison. Tickets are $15 - $50, on a self-judged sliding scale. Melinda Miles, Co-Director of the Quixote Center in Washington, D.C. will give an illustrated talk on Reforestation in Haiti: An Upward Spiral. There will also be booths from groups promoting reforestation and sustainable use of wood.

Plant and care for fruit trees in Wisconsin
Feb. 7: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Attend a hands-on workshop on pruning and training fruit trees, at the Mendota Mental Health apple orchard on Madison’s North Side. For more info or for a map, call Dan Durica at 240-0409 (Mon. or Wed 9-4) or email him at troycommunitygardens@tds.net. This is sponsored by DOERS and the Friends of Troy Gardens. Suggested donation $15, free for low-income CAC and Troy Gardens gardeners.

Mar. 27: Help the Urban Open Space Foundation design 3 acres of edible landscaping for the Troy Gardens site. Then help plant it next fall! Call Brianna Meier at 255-9877 x13, for more info.

April 4: Attend the Turkey Ridge Grafting and Pruning workshop in Gays Mills, WI. Cost of $10 includes a grafted apple tree that you get to take home for planting! For more info, call (608) 735-4660 or email applemage@yahoo.com.

April 24: Help the newly formed not-for-profit Turkey Ridge Cooperative Orchard, in Gays Mills, WI, to plant and fertilize apple trees. Contact DOERS to buy a ticket on the school bus leaving from Madison at 10 a.m., returning in the evening after a day of work and a homecooked supper at the orchard! Those who can’t plant can help cook the supper, and folks are encouraged to bring their musical instruments and voices to enliven the 2 hour bus ride.
Spend your Earth Day actively helping the earth!

We need your help to organize and publicize these events! Please contact us if you can help.