Friends of the Nature Area/FONA

 



News on the Nature Area Front by Howard Heimke:

Georgetown Nature Area Improvements April 2018

 

1) Peace Pole Area:

• Cleared of blackberries and scotch broom-Howard & Greenwood CCC
  

• Area developed into a graden. Trees, native plants purchased and planted by Howard and 5-6 grade students

2) Canyon below Peace Pole cleared of brush

 

3) Rock Garden planted with Coastal Redwoods and misc. plants (Oregon grape, daisies, ect)

 

4) Middle Pond. Bug tree logs removed. Sequoria Gigantica trees planted. Ponderosa Pine seedlings planted by Jackie Morgan

 

5) Growlersberg Crew worked 5 hours around pond. Cut twelve beetle kill trees

 

6) Eight seating circles established in meadow area from repurposed pine rounds for nature area use

 

7) Wood purchased to build 20' of wood walkway on trailbelow the Lower Pond-Completed soon

 

8) Walkway across meadow repaired

 

9) Amy Jensen donated 120+ Ponderossa Pine seedlings to the Nature Area

 

10) Howard planted 60 seedlings in the Nature Area. 80 seedlings in the planter box in the school greenhouse. Don't forget to water during the 2018 summer months!

 

And to Mr. Howard Heimke...THANK YOU! for ALL you do to keep Nature Area maintained!

 

 

 

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