Successful Earth Day at Kent Park
By Dave Wehde, JCCB Vegetation Specialist
On behalf of the Johnson County Conservation Board,
we
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Top:
Members of Boy Scout Troop 212, Iowa City, help
pile woody vegetation cleared from the West
Valley View Prairie.
Left : Matt Kazinka, Iowa City, tackles a gray
dogwood with determination and a sharp pair
of loppers at the Prairie Rescue.
Photos by Ellie Graves
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would like to extend our appreciation
to the many volunteers who participated with the
Earth Day volunteer projects held at F.W. Kent Park.
Both tree planting at the Conservation Education
Center (CEC) and the Prairie Rescue at the West
Valley View Prairie were a great success.
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| More than 30 people joined
in the tree planting which will provide enjoyment
for generations to come. |
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| Dan Mascal and his students
from Coralville Central finish mulching one
of the 71 trees and shrubs which were planted
near the CEC. |
The 71 newly-planted, large-canopy and under story
trees along the woodland trail near the CEC will
provide increased education opportunities, aesthetics
and wildlife habitat for many years to come.
Removal of the invasive woody species at West Valley
View Prairie was the first step in he restoration
of this degraded prairie relict.
Hopefully with good management and
time, we will have a new site to enjoy the beautiful
prairie wildflowers, grasses and sedges that once
covered the Johnson County landscape.
The Johnson County Conservation Board will be having
a number of volunteer events throughout the year.
These events are geared around habitat restoration,
from seed collection of native species to removal
of invasive species that threaten the integrity
of natural areas.
If you are interested in helping with future events,
please give us a call and find out more about becoming
a member of our growing volunteer program. Your
help is extremely important to us.
Once again we thank you for your commitment to conservation
in Johnson county.
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