{"id":7611,"date":"2018-10-12T13:05:15","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T17:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/?p=7611"},"modified":"2018-10-12T16:58:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T20:58:57","slug":"1941-trail-plantings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2018\/10\/12\/1941-trail-plantings\/","title":{"rendered":"1941 Trail Plantings!"},"content":{"rendered":"

For our 8th National Public Lands Day on Saturday, October 6, we installed wildlife habitat plantings along the 1941 Trail in Glen Providence Park!<\/strong> This year, 25 lovely adults, teens, and kids volunteered a combined 76 hours digging, planting, mulching, installing deer fencing, raking, and watering. Our volunteers were so efficient, they finished planting early, and cleared trash along the trails!<\/p>\n

The native trees, shrubs, and woodland plants help to restore the forest, protect the stream, and stabilize the hillside along the 1941 Trail,<\/a><\/strong> where several trees fell during storms last winter. In addition to helping control erosion, the plants benefit wildlife by providing habitat and seeds, nuts, fruits, and nectar for mammals, birds, butterflies, and other pollinators. We planted 19 native trees and shrubs, and 34 woodland plants <\/strong>\u2013 the complete list is below.<\/p>\n

This short trail is named for “The Nature Guide to Glen Providence Park,” a pamphlet from 1941 that leads the visitor on a self-guided tour through the park,<\/strong> starting on this trail. You can view the PDF version of the 1941 Nature Guide<\/a>,<\/strong> and take its tour!<\/span><\/p>\n

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We have so many to thank for their help with this project\u2026 starting with all those wonderful volunteers!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Delaware County Parks & Recreation<\/a><\/strong> provided the funding for the plants and delivered the mulch. Delaware County Conservation District<\/a><\/strong> delivered their Conservation Planting Trailer full of all of the tools we could need! Garden Influence<\/a><\/strong> and Redbud Native Plant Nursery<\/a><\/strong> provided invaluable expertise, Garden Influence donated additional woodland plants, and Friends of Glen Providence Park donors<\/strong> funded the deer fencing, posts, food and coffee for volunteers, and other supplies for this project. Neighbors of the park allowed us to run a hose downhill from their house to water the plantings. We are grateful to all of these people for making the plantings possible!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The next time you are on the 1941 Trail, look for these native plants, and check out the photos below \u2013 just click on any for a closer look or to scroll through them.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Trees:<\/h3>\n

Chestnut oak, Quercus prinus \u2013 2<\/em>
\nWhite oak, Quercus alba \u2013 1<\/em>
\nPin oak, Quercus palustris – 1<\/em>
\nBlack birch, Betula lenta \u2013 1<\/em>
\nBlackgum, Nyssa sylvatica <\/em>\u2013 1
\nRed Maple, Acer rubrum \u2013 1<\/em>
\nFlowering Dogwood, Cornus florida<\/em> \u2013 2
\nAllegheny Serviceberry, Amelanchier laevis \u2013 1<\/em>
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Shrubs:<\/h3>\n

Sweet Pepperbush, Clethra alnifolia \u2013 3<\/em>
\nCoral Berry, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus \u2013 3<\/em>
\nElderberry, Sambucus canadensis \u2013 3<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Woodland plants:<\/h3>\n

Christmas Fern, Polystichum acrostichoides – 10<\/em>
\nNew York Fern, Thelypteris noveboracensis – 2<\/em>
\nWild Ginger, Asarum canadense – 6<\/em>
\nWild Columbine, Aquilegia canadensis – 8<\/em>
\nSweet Cicely, Myrrhis odorata – 2<\/em>
\nBlue Wood Aster, Aster cordifolius – 2<\/em>
\nSpiderwort, Tradescantia<\/em> – 2<\/em>
\nBlue mistflower, Conoclinium coelestinum – 2<\/em><\/p>\n

 
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