Lauren Merrill <lmerr...@gmail.com>: Sep 01 08:00AM -0700
Hi team members,
We had a great meeting yesterday.The theme of the meeting was, to use an
underquoted lyric by Hilary Duff, "let the rain fall down." Once the rains
start in the fall, we'll be organizing several planting parties!
Our pollinator projects at Crystal Lake Parking Lot and Mill Race are
vastly different...The planting sites at Crystal Lake are confined islands
of mulch and more mulch with restrictions on plant height. Mill Race is an
open area of what can be described not as dirt, but rubble. Yet our
strategy for both of these areas will be the same -- just seed it. We'll be
using a pollinator seed mix and bolstering it with some starts/plugs like
native strawberry and self-heal.
"When the rains start" is a vague timeframe for planting, but with our
native plants, it's the best way to ensure that they're happy and getting
ideal, natural conditions.
Our other project, Neighborhood Roots, is moving along and we'll be
selecting a neighborhood and starting planting there hopefully in the fall!
Keep checking the volunteer calendar for more volunteer opportunities
(though I must admit to not updating it this month during a busy move and
family wedding), and hope to see you with rain jackets sooner rather than
later!
Notes from the meeting are attached.
Lauren Merrill, Co-leader
Natural Areas Action Team
Corvallis Sustainability Coalition
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