Vol. 15 No. 1
In this issue...
Reflections from the President
Homes for Wood Ducks - Nature Area
How to Create a Wildlife-Friendly Backyard
Three Generations of Volunteers
Upcoming Events...
April
1 4
Tree Planting
Contact
Fred Pepper 692-0517 to help plant trees on GINLC proerties.
April
22
Earth Day
1:00PM
- 3:00PM
Centennial Farm
Nature Area Open
Saturday 10:00AM
- 2:00PM
Thursday 6PM - 8PM
(Weather Permitting)
Wish
List
Computer
Printer
Electronic
Projector
Display
Boards
Benches
for Nature Area
Shade
Canopy for Nature Area
Three
Generations of Volunteers
by Margarete
Hasserodt
It was a cool, but wonderful Sunday in September, 2006, when my daughter Ute O'Connor and her children Ursula and Kiernan helped me with the observation deck trail at the Nature Area. It needed cleaning-up and the addition of lots of wood chips on the trail. The kids even lined the trail with fallen branches, so that the trail would be more obvious to visitors. We truly had a great time together!
Ursula had
already assisted me many times before at the Nature Area. She learned
about plants such as Purple Loosestrife, and burdock and why it is important
to remove them. We "drilled" holes and planted 3 PawPaw seedling
trees, donated by Ed Hughes, and secured dead branches around some trees
to protect them against deer damage.
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(l
to r) Ute O'Connor with her children, Kiernan and Ursula, working
in the Nature Area. Not pictured is the first of the three generations,
the photogropher - Margarete Hasserodt.
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| The American Lotus, abundant at the Nature Area. |  |