Members of Auburn’s Boy Scout Troop 121 unload Christmas trees Saturday at the Maine Waste to Energy facility on Goldthwaite Road. Troop 121 was created to give youth with physical, mental and emotional challenges the opportunity for success in a safe scouting environment. The troop raises money annually by collecting Christmas trees for donations. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Alex Burnham, 13, loads a Christmas tree into the back of a trailer Saturday with fellow members of Boy Scout Troop 121. The troop collects trees as part of its effort to fund activities. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Axel Redstone, 13, right, gets help Saturday from his brother, Charles Redstone, 14, as they pick up a Christmas tree in an Auburn neighborhood. Axel Redstone is a member of Boy Scout Troop 121, which has been collecting Christmas trees for donations for the past 11 years. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Axel Redstone, 13, right, gets help Saturday from his brother Charles Redstone, 14, left, and Alex Burnham, 13, back, to collect a Christmas tree in an Auburn neighborhood. Axel Redstone and Burnham are members of Boy Scout Troop 121, which has been collecting Christmas trees for donations for the past 11 years. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Boy Scout Troop 121 members Alex Burnham, 13, on left, and Axel Redstone, 13, collect Christmas trees Saturday in Auburn neighborhoods. For a minimum donation of $5, residents can reserve curbside pickup of their Christmas trees by the Scouts. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal