Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful will host the annual Bring One for the Chipper event on Saturday, January 7th, 2023 from 9 am to noon in the parking lot of The Home Depot, 103 Hicks Drive.
Hannah Bagley, KRFB Director, asserts that Christmas trees will be accepted and repurposed at popular fishing spots.
Sarah Grimes, Environmental Educator at the Rome-Floyd ECO Center, says that the repurposed Christmas trees make an ideal habitat for fish and wildlife in our area’s waterways and are beneficial to the ecosystem.
Participants in Bring One for the Chipper will be given saplings in exchange for those Christmas trees, courtesy of the Georgia Forestry Commission and Keep Georgia Beautiful, states Bagley.
Those unable to attend Bring One for the Chipper may take their Christmas tree to the Rome-Floyd ECO Center, which will hold the trees until the day of the event, adds Bagley.
For additional information, contact Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful at (706) 236-4456.