[Green] Fwd: Seed Sowing--Middle Island: Monday 10AM-Noon; Tuesday 1-3PM; Wednesday 3PM-5PM

[Dawn Hewitt]

Just making sure you all received this. —dawn

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> From: Mark Krivchenia <mark.krivchenia at gmail.com>
> Date: March 19, 2023 at 9:17:47 AM EDT
> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> Subject: Seed Sowing--Middle Island: Monday 10AM-Noon; Tuesday 1-3PM; Wednesday 3PM-5PM
> 
> 
> Dear Friends of the Ohio River Islands,
> 
> We are sowing native seeds on Middle Island along the entrance road we cleared of invasive brush over the past year.  These areas will get new sunlight and we want native plants to take advantage of this.
> 
> We made great progress last week, but we need to get the rest of this seed into the ground ASAP.  So three seed-sowing workdays this week:  
> 
> Monday:  10AM-Noon
> Tuesday:  1-3PM
> Wednesday:  3PM-5PM  
> 
> This is easy, fun work.  We will rake areas where we have cleared to bare soil, sow seeds and then lightly rake it again.  Hopefully nature will do the rest.  Rain is forecast for later in the week to water the plantings!
> 
> This seed mix is a hardy woodland edge seed mix of native grasses and flowering plants (forbs) that hopefully can gain a toehold in the "edge" ecosystem.  
> 
> Contact me if you have any questions.  Bring a rake if you have one (sturdy rake--not a leaf rake).  
> 
> Mark K.  224.545.1604
> 
> Mark Krivchenia
> Broughton Nature Preserve, Steward
> Friends of the Ohio River Islands, Board Member
> Society of Ecological Restoration, Midwest Great Lakes Chapter, Board Member
> 
> "All flourishing is mutual."  (Robin Kimmerer from "Braiding Sweetgrass")
> 
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