Spring Planting – May 22, 2022

Photo Bryn Scriver

The spring wildflower planting was done at fire circle #3, next to the small beach at the Narrows on Picnic Point. Hundreds of forbs, sedges, grasses and shrubs were all planted to help stem the erosion and beautify the heavily used area. The Preserve student seasonal staff will do follow-up watering and monitoring of the plantings. Participants were Ann Burgess, Biz Nitschke, Doris Dubielzig, Roma Lenehan, Glenda Denniston, Kathi Dwelle, Rick and Nancy Lindroth, Kelly Kearns. Bryn Scriver was the Lakeshore Preserve Volunteer Coordinator.
​Plant List:

​2022 Wildflower planted at 3rd fire circle
 Allium stellatum (autumn or prairie onion)
Amorpha canescens (leadplant)
Antennaria plantaginifolia (plantain-leaved pussytoes)
Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry)
Asclepias verticillate (whorled milkweed)
Blephilia ciliate (downy wood mint)
Carex blanda (eastern woodland sedge)
Carex sprengelii (Sprengel’s sedge)

Ceanothus americanus (New Jersey tea)
Cephalanthus occidentalis (common button bush)
Cornus stolonifera (redosier dogwood)
Geum triflorum (prairie smoke)
Hypericum prolificum (shrubby st. john’s wort)
Physocarpus opulifolius (common ninebark)
Ribes Americanum (wild black currant)
Schizachyrum scoparium (little bluestem)
Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio spiderwort)