{"id":4706,"date":"2014-10-14T11:38:51","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T15:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/?p=4706"},"modified":"2016-09-08T17:23:34","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T21:23:34","slug":"native-plants-for-national-public-lands-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2014\/10\/14\/native-plants-for-national-public-lands-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Native Plants for National Public Lands Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

What a wonderful turnout and beautiful morning for our 4th National Public Lands Day!<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n

On September 27, three\u00a0dozen\u00a0adults, teens, and kids helped us plant 46 native trees and shrubs!<\/strong> It was a busy morning filled with laughter, enthusiasm, and of course hard work. We worked with Delaware County’s Parks & Recreation and Conservation District to plan the plantings – to restore the construction area from this summer’s emergency streambank repairs<\/a>.<\/strong> This “riparian buffer” of native plants also creates wildlife habitat, defines a pathway, improves stream water quality, and beautifies the park!<\/p>\n

The week after National Public Lands Day, our Invasive Plant Removal <\/a>volunteers planted 9 more trees and shrubs by the concert stage<\/strong> to help with erosion in the area disrupted by the 110-year-old White Ash that fell on the stage this summer. It was a chance to add native species to the park instead remove invasive ones – that’s a total of 55 plants for this project!<\/p>\n

We have so many to thank for their help with this project… starting with all those volunteers!<\/em><\/h3>\n

Delaware County Council<\/a><\/strong> funded this summer’s emergency streambank repairs.\u00a0Delaware County Parks & Recreation<\/a><\/strong> provided the funding for most of the plants and deer fencing, with additional project costs funded by donations to Friends of Glen Providence Park. Taylor Memorial Arboretum<\/a><\/strong> donated trees and shrubs again this year, and Delaware County Conservation District <\/a><\/strong>contributed additional trees and deer fencing. Earthwise Landscapes<\/a><\/strong> and Garden Influence<\/a> <\/strong>provided expertise, and Media Providence Friends School<\/a><\/strong> students are preparing plant labels! The pizza donated by Pinocchio’s Restaurant <\/a><\/strong>was greatly appreciated by hungry volunteers. We are grateful to all of these people for making the plantings possible!<\/p>\n

The next time you are in the park, look for these native plants along Broomall’s Run and by the stage, and check out the fun in the photos below – just click on one to scroll through them. Thank you to George Tate for the wonderful photos of National Public Lands Day.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Trees:<\/h3>\n

Flowering dogwood, Cornus florida<\/i> – 2
\nRiver Birch, Betula nigra <\/i>– 3
\nWhite Oak, Quercus alba<\/i> – 1
\nSwamp White Oak, Quercus bicolor<\/i> – 2
\nBasswood, Tilia americana<\/i> – 1
\nRedbud, Cercis canadensis<\/i> – 2
\nHackberry, Celtis<\/i> sp<\/em> – 4
\nTulip Poplar, Liriodendron tulipifera <\/i>– 3
\nWhite Pine, Pinus strobus <\/i>– 4
\nSweetbay Magnolia, Magnolia virginiana <\/i>– 1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Shrubs:<\/h3>\n

Highbush Blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum<\/i> – 3
\nButtonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis <\/i>– 4
\nRed Osier Dogwood, Cornus sericea<\/i> – 9
\nSilky Dogwood, Cornus amomum <\/i>– 8
\nSilky Willow, Salix sericea<\/i> – 3
\nFragrant Sumac, Rhus aromatica<\/i> – 5<\/p>\n<\/div>

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