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Friends of Tugman – March 2024 Report

The Friends of Tugman (aka The Tuggers) typically meet every other Wednesday from 10:00 am – 12 noon somewhere in Tugman Park. Exact time and park location is dependent on weather conditions and current project(s).

  • We held two regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work events in March:  3/6 & 3/20
  • We held two Saturday volunteer work events in March:  3/2 & 3/9 and a one-off “planting prep” event on Tues. 3/19
  • March 2nd highlights:  ground preparation occurred in the next phase wet prairie restoration plot in the park’s north end
  • March 6th highlights:  ground preparation continued in the wet prairie restoration plot; native plants supplied by P&OS Native Plant Nursery were planted park-wide; ice storm debris removal and consolidation continued; weeding in the north end commenced; trash pick-up park-wide was accomplished
  • March 9th highlights:  the next phase wet prairie restoration plot was tarped, secured and marked
  • March 19th highlights:  removal of turf and weeding was accomplished prior to tree planting in the former spray play area
  • March 20th highlights:  (8) trees and numerous rushes (Juncus patens) were planted and mulched adjacent to the former spray play area with P&OS personnel support and guidance. This is the project that was postponed on January 27th due to the ice storm aftermath. The (8) trees planted were:  (1) black oak (Quercus kelloggii), (1) western redcedar (Thuja plicata), (4) cascara buckthorn (Frangula purshiana), (2) black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica)
  • Our regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work events for April 2024 are:  4/3 & 4/17 (10:00 am – 12 noon).
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