Working with Gustavus Linnaeus Arboretum Director Scott Moeller, students in GEG-105 Physical Geography paired with students from John Ireland Catholic School to plant wildflowers in the deciduous woods of the Arboretum on Tuesday, May 9. The deciduous trees, planted about 40 years ago, are now large enough to begin shading out invasive grasses; this will allow spring-blooming wildflowers to establish themselves under the trees. Students gave the flowers a leg up by planting over 250 plants in five “colonies” under larger trees. In years to come, we imagine the Arb filled with these gorgeous blooming wildflowers in spring!
KEYC News covered the planting here.
Earlier in the semester, Physical Geography students prepared lessons on deciduous woods and spring wildflowers for the elementary students.
The project was made possible with a grant Linnaeus Arboretum secured from Pheasants Forever.
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