June 25, 2025

Employees and Green Team volunteers from Potomac Edison have planted more than 2,000 company-donated trees across our Maryland and West Virginia service territory this year as part of FirstEnergy’s commitment to the environment and sustainability.

“Local tree plantings are an important way to demonstrate our commitment to the environment while also helping to enhance community green spaces across our service territory,” said Michele Dellinger, Advanced Forestry Specialist and Lead of Potomac Edison’s Green Team.

Green Team employee volunteers planted trees and pollinator gardens in several areas this spring while also participating in multiple tree giveaways. The plantings and giveaways included:

• Emmitsburg, Maryland: We partnered with Stream Link Education and the town of Emmitsburg to plant 200 trees near Toms Creek that will improve storm water runoff and creek water quality.
• Grantsville, Maryland: Green Team members, park staff and other volunteers planted more than 1,000 bare-root evergreens at New Germany State Park.
• Middletown, Maryland: Volunteers planted 50 trees in celebration of Arbor Day.
• Mount Savage, Maryland: Volunteers planted 100 saplings at Evergreen Heritage Center, a historic property on 130 acres that provides hands-on enrichment programs that benefit Western Maryland.
• Martinsburg, West Virginia: Volunteers gave away approximately 200 flowering dogwood trees at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center as part of an Earth Day event.

Approximately 22,000 trees have already been planted at parks and nature reserves throughout our six-state service territory so far this year – putting us well on track to meet our annual goal to plant 25,000 trees in 2025. These tree plantings and giveaways support our efforts to reduce carbon footprint, promote the responsible use of natural resources and further the advancement of sustainable practices.