Thursday, March 22, 2012
March Tree Planting with CKSS Environmental Club
8 members and 2 teachers from the CKSS Environmental Club joined us for the first planting event of 2012. The heat encountered this month has enabled us to start planting early. The group joined us at a property near Merlin, Ontario to assist with a re-naturalization project around the edge of a pond that was put into place approximately 4 years ago. They planted 100 American Sycamore and 50 Black Walnut Trees at the site. The Black Walnut trees were grown by the group from seed through a cold-frame seeding event the year before. The Community Trees Initiative Program has allowed the group to see the full circle of the seed to tree process and utilize those trees for a restoration project. The environmental club has been a great participant for the Community Trees Initiative and we hope to include them in many more projects to come.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
John McGregor Secondary School preparing trays to plant seeds
WDSS testing Black Cherry seeds to grow in the municipal greenhouse
CKSS Life Skills planting black-eyed susan seeds at the municipal greenhouse
Tecumseh Public School tested Hackberry seed quality and planted American Sycamore seeds
Chatham #4 Scout troop participates in a seeding event at the municipal greenhouse
scouts were educated about the importance of our program, learned how to test seed quality, and planted native tree seeds to help out with the environment
Finished product
The cold-frame boxes are covered in leaf litter to help insulate the seeds from the cold throughout the winter and mimic a natural environment
Riverview Central School collects tallgrass prairie seed at Branton Cundick Park
The students were very excited to be helping nature by collecting seeds that they planted in tray the following week.
Students from Ridgetown High School collect tallgrass prairie seed at Turin Paw Paw
Planting Prairie Plugs at the Merlin Conservation Area with Merlin Area Public School
Big Blue Stem has a characteristic 'turkey foot' seed head
Ursuline College students plant and mulch native White Oak trees.
CKSS Environmental Club tree seed collection at O'Neil's Nature Preserve in Chatham
LKCS Students plant trees at the Dresden Cemetery
Making It Happen Program gives a hand
Ursuline College Students collecting seed under an American Sycamore tree
No comments:
Post a Comment