Jan 26th

A quick update over the course of last weeks progress. Mr. Ray visited informing us of needed tasks we had to accomplish to get this wetland mitigation approved. We were taught the process of replanting hooker willow. Were continuing to work hard, but due to the awful weather lately again its taking a toll. Hopefully once we can get some sun we will make up for lost time.

January 13

Throughout the week we will continue to spread bark dust, were hoping to get a couple more truck loads before the weekend. Were planning on getting another large group together this Sunday if the weather permits it. Our production is speeding up, every ones getting involved and are excited about the progress we've made.

January 9th

Today we got a lot of work from kids in the school. Our group of three quickly turned into 9 which speed up the process dramatically. We continued spreading bark dust throughout the land and planting grass along the embankment to prevent erosion. The work we got to day with 9 people is more than we usually do in a week. We planted around 60 plants, and got the majority of the hill covered in bark dust.

Back to work

Today we got back to work in the wetland which we missed dearly. We began to continue shoveling bark chips through out the surrounding area. We will continue doing this for the next couple days. Once we finish we will restart production on the plants.

Update::
January 7th 2010
Today we were informed by our science teacher Steve Porter that we have a few spruce trees in pots that he's willing to give to us. We also have a set date for Mr Ray to return and observe our progress. Also this weekend were hoping to get some students to come help us kick start the planting process

Winter Weather Dec1st-9th

Our production slowed as a cold climate change arose. The past week our entire wetland has been completely frozen. Water, dirt and all (Video & pictures below.)Were hoping our plants will pull through. The next couple days we'll be waiting patiently to get back to work, once it warms up.
Aaron Jaunusch posing for a quick picture. Student Riley Watkins walks on thick ice. Another shot of the frozen wetland.
Don Campbell giving an example of just how thick the ice is.

Slough Sedge Planting Process

November 20th 2009
Today more students came out and decided to lend a hand in the planting process. Which helped speed things along dramatically. We got about twice as many planted as we would have the two of us. I think we are about at 30 plants deep into the process, more info tomorrow.


Update:


November 24th 2009;
Today was another day of digging up slough sedge. Which we will continue doing so until we meet the requirements. Due to the upcoming holiday our production may slow down. As of now we are at 40 plants. More updates soon.


December 1st 2009;
After two weeks off from school it was time to get back to work. We've continued to dig out and replant the slough sedge. Its already been a long process but seems to be going along well. The total of plants as of today is 60. We need more students to come help. Four kids doesn't seem to cut it, at this rate we wont meet the deadline.



December 4th 2009;
We stepped up the process this week. We had two of us digging up slough sedge and two of us planting. We replanted approx twenty each day, the final count this week is 100. We've also been discussing with Mr. Heyen about having kids come help us on a Saturday in the near future, to continue speeding up the process. Things are starting to come together.

December 16th 2009;
Today we began shoveling debris off the side of the baseball field and spreading it throughout the embankment of the land, in high hopes to spread seed. Just another way of trying to get the planting process running smoothly.

December 17th 2009;
Today we continued shoveling the soil off the field and into the wetland, this process will take at least the next couple days.

December 19th 2009;
Today we finished up with the debris, and started a new step. We have a large amount of bark chips that we are going to use along the sides of the wetland in order to control some erosion. We will continue this project through out the time we have left before break.

Day Five

Yesterday we were limited due to the rain and wind. But we still got some raking in. Today we finished it up and also took pictures on the progress they made over the weekend. We have some area now with a vast amount of water, giving us the opportunity for a frog habitat. We will continue planting throughout the week, hopefully we can get some decent weather. Pictures Below.