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Indiana's Stewardship Opportunities for October 2008
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Saturday, October 4 Saunders Woods, Gibson County
Saturday, October 11 Harrison County Glades, Harrison County
Saturday, October 11 Kankakee Sands, Newton County
10 a.m. to 22 p.m. (Central)
Join field steward Jesse Moore for a trash clean-up workday at Saunder's Woods. We will be attacking several dump sites on the preserve. Please bring a lunch, rubber boots and gloves.
Meet at the southwest corner of the intersection of SR 64 and SR 65 in Gibson County at 10 a.m.
RSVP/More info: Jesse Moore at (317) 402-8048 or jesse_moore@tnc.org.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern)
We'll be using power brush cutters and pruning loppers to remove exotic as well as native underbrush as part of a larger restoration effort. Bring gloves and eye protection.
Meet in Elizabeth at the 4-way stop. To reach Elizabeth, take I-64 to Georgetown Exit #118. Travel east on Hwy 62 to Hwy 11 and bear left. Follow Hwy 11 south to the 4-way stop sign intersection in Elizabeth.
RSVP/More info: Contact Bonnie Wolf (812) 972 - 1506 or bwolf@tnc.org.
Seed Cleaning and Sorting at the Seed Barn
9 a.m. to Noon (Central)
Fall is definitely in the air this time of the year. Since early spring, our native plants have been flowering and setting seed, but the bulk of the harvest and seed cleaning happen this time of year. We have thousands of pounds of seed to get ready for planting on the restoration in December. Our staff is dedicated and determined, but sometimes the bounty is, well, very bountiful, so volunteers are very welcome to join us at the seed barn to spend the morning seed cleaning: separating the seed form the chaff and stems. This is achieved through hand sorting and sifting, as well as use of motorized threshers and antique fanning mills.
We'll be in mildly heated barn and will provide dust masks and hot apple cider. Long sleeves and gloves are recommended.
Meet at the Kankakee Sands Seed Barn, located at 417 W CR 600N in Newton County.
RSVP/More info: Contact Stephanie Frischie at (219) 819-0245 or sfrischie@tnc.org.
