United Plants Savers Botanical Sanctuary Trail at Orchard Valley Waldorf School

New trail

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Through grants I was able to hire trail crew friends like Alec & Eric to join me in cutting the trail.

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Some local permaculturists, trail builders, conservationists, and a UPS consultant working on the trail

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6th Grade students ready to plant after researching the soil ecology and the plants' habitat needs

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Here is one of the kiosks with a picture of some of the plants. A group created brochure with species pictures, information, and mini quiz questions is available at the trail entrance kiosk boxes.

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Summer 2012

5 Volunteers for Peace (from Taiwan, Turkey, Mexico, Germany, and Spain) worked with two of us OVWS staff members to weed, prune, remove nonnative species such as buckthorn, honeysuckle and burdock, clear water bars, rake the trail, put in riparian support to prevent further erosion which began during Irene.