The story continues...
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Despite mulching and hauling water over the hot, dry summer, we lost a Tulip Poplar, an Eastern Redbud tree, and the Sugar Maple. We refused to grow discouraged, though, and began to plan their replacements.
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Our class decided to plant a butterfly garden to provide a habitat for more wildlife. The ground was turned over and the first planting was begun on 9-21-05.
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We placed a butterfly trap in the southeast corner of our arboretum and watched and waited.
Butterflies we caught were "marked" and released to collect data and monitor their life cycle. |
Once again we began to plant more trees including a Ginkgo, a White Oak, and an American Sycamore.
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Don Higgins visited us on 12-15-05, and this time donated a white ash, a "mystery oak", and planted them with his tree spade.
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Finally on November 22nd, Don Higgins brought six large trees and helped us plant them with his tree spade.
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Spring was finally back to the Arboretum, and we worked together to clean "our house".
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Then "Arbor Day" arrived. Our classes were very excited when Mr. and Mrs. Higgins donated a green ash seedling to every fifth grade student at Riddle Elementary School to plant in our own yards. We each felt like "Johnny Appleseed".
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We cleaned and weeded the butterfly garden and continued with a final spring planting on 4-28-06.
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Now it is finally ready for summer's growth and next year's class.
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Now it is finally ready for summer's growth and next year's class. |