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Arbor Day in North Creek Forest...

3/26/2012

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The Arbor Day Restoration Team... good weather, good work and good pizza!
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Plucking blackberry roots and planting native vegetation has it's rewards. When you are doing it in great company it's even better. Under the guidance of seniors from the UW Restoration Ecology Network we got a jump on planting what will end up being several hundred trees and shrubs.

The morning started with blackberries. The area being restored is by far the largest of all of the UW-REN sites between Bothell and Tacoma. As tenacious as the blackberries can be, with canes up to 30' long, they don't stand a chance against the determination of this team. Newcomers to the site wonder at the magnitude of this project but it doesn't take long to see what some joyful labor can accomplish.

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One of the features of the restoration design is to increase forest cover along a sunny margin. This will rob blackberries of the light they need while native plants take over.

Another design goal is to increase the density of trees and shrubs favored by birds and other wildlife. Berries and seeds maturing at different times of the year will bring an increase nesting birds.

At no time did we just dig a hole and stick a plant in it. Instead each plant has it's roots fanned out over a cone of soil and is then carefully covered first in soil then with leaves to retard evaporation.


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Snowberry and huckleberry will be growing all over this forested slope along with salal and oregon grape. Indian Plumb is already found in abundance.




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Getting the roots just right... a little care now can last for a long time.

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We gathered for the planting of two 10' alders and prepare for our days end pizza to be delivered. It took a bit of talking to convince the pizza shop that this was a legitimate place to bring the pizza.

Thank you for the great day everyone!

Friends of North Creek Forest

3 Comments
Chad M. link
3/26/2012 10:52:52 am

Ana and I enjoyed getting a little exercise Saturday morning with all of you, ripping out blackberry bushes and planting trees. Thanks for your hard work in preserving this beautiful natural area so close to downtown Bothell.

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Sarah Witte
3/27/2012 09:29:21 am

This day was so much fun!!! We got lots of plants in the ground on a lovely sunny day!!! Thanks for all the help, everyone who came out!

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undergraduate thesis link
9/19/2013 06:38:41 pm

Plucking blackberry roots and planting native vegetation has it's rewards. When you are doing it in great company it's even better. Under the guidance of seniors from the UW Restoration Ecology Network we got a jump on planting.

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