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A volunteer community service organization committed to supporting Pennsylvania’s White Clay Creek Preserve through improvement/maintenance projects, educational programs and fund raising efforts.
Friends of White
Clay Creek Preserve (PA) was chartered
by a group of concerned citizens to support the
Pennsylvania portion of the White Clay Creek Preserve
and Park system in March 2012. It is a local chapter
of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation, an
organization dedicated to helping all of Pennsylvania’s
state parks, forests and preserves.
Check it out at:
http://friendsofpawccp-org.doodlekit.com/home
The weather
was great and about a dozen volunteers arrived between
8:30 and 9:00. There was a full plate of things to
work on and because the weather was so nice, people
continued work up through 12:30 and we accomplished
most of the planned tasks.
People
started showing up at 8:30. The weather was a little
cool but was great within the hour.
The first
task was to put out the remaining mulch along the
paths down by the woods.
People also
took the time to weed some of the new mulch beds by
the parking area.
From here,
multiple projects were going on at the same time
(trash pickup, pulling stakes, cutting invasives.)
The oaks
are doing great so it was time to remove the stakes
and ties from them.
Some of the
invasive plants along the woods edge got cut but there
is still more to do here.
This could be an entire clean up day all by itself.
Cutting
invasives and removing tree stakes and ties and
trimming lower and dead branches.
An
unexpected gift from an anonymous donor (tires,
garbage, an old sink, and a bicycle frame, and more)
Heading for
Home
(Some
- but not all - of today's volunteers)
Agenda:
(See very bottom of web page for a map of the work
locations)
Area #1 – Woodlands along Strickersville Rd.
between Durham Dr. and Reynard Dr.
Remove trash and debris from the entire area
Remove woody stemmed invasive materials from woods
and woodland edges
Re-stake trees that need further structural support
– Remove stakes/tubes on mature trees
Remove tree tubes for cleaning and replace to
prevent ‘deer rub’
Area #2 – CREP Tree Area and Meadow -
intersection of Flint Hill and Strickersville Rd.
Remove trash and debris from the entire area
Re-stake trees that need further structural support
– Remove stakes/tubes on mature trees
Remove tree tubes for cleaning and replace to
prevent ‘deer rub’
Area #3 – Woodland Walkway – below parking lot on
Flint Hill Rd.
Remove trash and debris from the entire area
Mulch short pathways to picnic tables
Sweeping/raking of walkway
Removal of old
‘No Trespassing’ signs
With the help of 32+ volunteers, and after a cold and
windy start, all work planned for Areas 2 & 3 was
completed. We again worked in the meadows/CREP area
cleaning up debris, removing/picking up trees tubes and
stakes. We also started removing invasive plants at the
woods edge near the woodland walkway. A third group placed
mulch at the picnic tables and benches along the woodland
walkway. Three full pickup trucks worth of trash, spent
tree tubes, and stakes were removed from the area. The
"gator" tree watering bags and some of the stakes were
removed from the large Scarlet Oaks along Strickersville
Road.
Time ran out before work could be started in Area #1
between Brunswick Lane and Reynard Drive (removing trash
and invasive plants), which in retrospect, is really
a full project all by itself.
Many of our volunteers suggested we meet again to do this
so we are looking into a separate clean-up day just
for Area #1, possibly in April. Details will be
posted here if that becomes definite.
