Sep 13,2020
Thanks to the initiative of our seasonal staff member, Timothy Kane, and gardening enthusiast extraordinaire you'll notice that the garden plot in back of the Nature Center has received a total makeover. Timothy started the spring season by volunteering to plant the pots seen around the building. From there, he started on one of the garden beds in front of the building - weeding, pruning, and replanting it with dwarf dogwood, yarrow, and other native plants. He moved around to the side gardens, again weeding and pruning and more weeding. The biggest challenge needed a bit more help. Voila! Master gardeners Suanne Sikkima and Beth Baker came to the rescue. They helped Timothy with a master plan that included contacting local garden folks to donate plants; getting the right mix of soil, sand and pea gravel, and engaging the help of our trail crew to haul soil and rocks (special thanks to Jerry, Joe, Tom and Dean). Phase 1 is officially complete and just in time before winter is upon us. We can't wait for 2021 to see how the new transplants do so that Timothy, Beth and Suanne can move on to Phase 2. Rock on! Read More
Sep 04,2020
Our 2020 Summer Trail Crew has been spectacular. Each Thursday morning they have been working hard to keep the trails in great shape, provide
firewood for yurt campers, fix the building, beautify the gardens, and much, much more. We can't thank them enough for all that they accomplish
each week. Read More
Apr 12,2019
Our fabulous volunteer trail crew moved our old naturalist shed to provide additional parking spots for our volunteers. It was quite an endeavor to get it jacked up in one piece and onto a trailer for transportation down to our trail maintenance area. Thank you to the following individuals for their hard work: Marc Derosier, Elaine Pfeiffer, Hank Jamieson, Tom Iverson, Paul Daggett, Joe Hackenmueller, Sean Lowther (new 2019 summer trail manager), and Gus Gustafson (winter trail manager). Read More
