Walk around Flat Brook

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Over twenty landowners and others joined Byron and Nancy Stutzman to walk their woods and learn about some of their stewardship practices on the woodland in Ware and Hardwick. They’ve been working on improving the forest health, diversifying the species … Continued

Wendemuth walls exposed

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Because of the great volunteer efforts yesterday we got a lot more walls cleaned up – both inside and outside. One group hauled trash from the barn – broken bricks, old wood, empty used bags, and various odds and ends. … Continued

Construction fun for pollinators

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Native pollinators come in many shapes and sizes. Sunday afternoon we spent some time building structures for the tube dependent kind. Species like the Blue Orchard Mason, Grass Carrying Wasp, Metallic Green Bee, or Leaf-cutter Bee. We created wood structures … Continued

Trees or Timber?

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The book discussion about American Canopy, written by Eric Rutkow, had a lively back-and-forth conversation last night. It didn’t matter if you read the whole book, some parts or none at all. Everyone got into the discussion about specific tree … Continued