Earthmoving Begins

Earthmoving began on May 31st, 2023, and is expected to take two weeks to be fully constructed before seeding and planting will take place. Throughout the summer, the site will be visited, shrubs will be watered, noxious weeds pulled, and the site evaluated for any potential programs.

The site will be planted and seeded by Peak Ecological Services LLC along with the Teens Inc. Youth Corps, which will use the area as an outdoor classroom. In the beginning, the site may look like a big muddy hole in the ground. However, by the end of the first season it should be fairly green with the germinating seed mix and wetland planting. Vegetative growth will continue to increase and within a few years will be fully grown in.

Planting and seeding will include a variety of native wetlands graminoids, forbs, and shrubs. Some of these species include river birch (Betula occidentalis), shurbby cinquefoil (Pentaphylloides floribunda), cokecherry (Prunus virginiana), golden current (Ribes aureum), Woods' rose (Rosa woodsii), Drummond willow (Salix drummondiana), mountain willow (Salix monticola), whiplash willow (Salix lasiandra), as well as native sedges, rushes, grasses, and wildflowers.