Readers are invited to support the annual “Trees for Trout” collection event.

Candlewood Valley Trout Unlimited and Pootatuck Watershed Association will ecocycle Christmas trees, utilizing them in their stream bank stabilization projects in 2023. These trees will help reduce erosion and create refuge habitat for juvenile trout and other aquatic life.

Live trees are the only trees accepted for this project. Donations cannot be artificial, nor contain any tinsel, flocking, or decorations/ornaments.

This year’s collection event is scheduled for Saturday, January 6, 8:30 am to 1 pm, at the Deep Brook kiosk, on Old Farm Road beyond Newtown Park & Bark.

Suggested donation is $10 and additional details can be found at cvtu.org.