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Buffalo Community Orchard

In June 2021, a number of organizations, agencies, businesses, and individuals started the Buffalo Community Orchard on a vacant lot adjacent to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Bighorns. The lot is owned by Johnson County School District 1.

The initial planting consisted of 14 trees, including apple, pear, plum, apricot, and peach; and a variety of shrubs, including blueberry, grape, and raspberry. The goal will be for community use and education, including workshops on horticulture, caring for fruit trees and shrubs, pruning, etc.  Additional fruit trees and shrubs will be planted in the coming years, and plans are being made for a community garden at the site.

Partners:
Johnson County School District 1, Town and Country Garden Club, Wyoming State Forestry Division, Bread of Life Food Pantry, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Bighorns, and others Boys & Girls Clubs of the Bighorns director of operations: Seth Fischer; BGCB finance assistant and office manager: April Crider; JCSD 1 superintendent administrative assistant: Heidi Sanchez, assisted by volunteers
Location:
Buffalo
Email:
sfischer@bgccw.org, acrider@bgccw.org, and hsanchez@jcsd1.us
Phone:
307-620-0631
Website:
https://bgccw.org/
Additional website:
https://www.jcsd1.us/
People planting trees
Wyoming First Lady Jennie Gordon helps volunteers plant fruit trees at the Buffalo Community Orchard (photo courtesy Big Horn Mountain Radio Network).
People planting trees
Wyoming Governor Mark Gorden (with cowboy hat) helps volunteers plant a fruit tree at the Buffalo Community Orchard (photo courtesy Big Horn Mountain Radio Network).