Volunteers Needed
Please Help Us Plant 2,000 Trees
Point Creek Tree Planting May 3, 4, 5 Fri. Sat. Sun
Weather cancellation Alternative Dates: Everyday until all are planted
Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm each day or longer
Directions: 10565 Lakeshore Road, Newton, Wi. (Google it)
4.2 miles North of Cleveland on Cty. LS or 1 1/2 miles South of Northeim On Cty LS
Contact Questions: Ron Schaper 920 489 4330 email pointcreekpark@gmail.com
Planting a Northern Hardwood Forest
Bring work gloves, (recommended: garden trowel, large hammer, kneeling pad)
Place tree into pre-dug hole
Cover roots with soil
Drive a stake into ground
Attach protective tube to stake
The goal is to convert the existing 39 acre pine plantation of Point Creek Park to a Mature Northern Hardwood Forest present on the south side of Point Creek on land owned by UWGB. Eventually it will become like the 25 acre Old Growth (virgin) Forest at Lakeshore Technical College, which represents 3% of Old Growth Forests remaining in Wisconsin. Logging Point Creek Park this past summer thinned the pines and opened clear areas for planting.
We used Old Growth and Mature Northern Hardwood Forests in the area as a guide for our tree selection. All the different tree species at their relative ratios will be planted. Composition of trees planted will mirror those of a mature forest. It is anticipated this selection of trees will bypass several hundred years of succession and speed the process of attaining a climax forest. Some active forest management will also be necessary.
In 30 to 50 years a canopy develops, and trees begin producing seeds. The canopy’s shade controls All of what grows. It will shade out invasives, introduced ephemerals will spread, and a second generation of trees will begin a self-sustaining Northern Hardwood Forest.
Sheboygan County Planning and Conservation Department. and UWGB are enthusiastic about our thorough and creative approach to this restoration.
Lakeshore Natural Resources Partnership received USFS Grant for tree purchases
Glacial Lakes Conservancy Easement Protects Point Creek Park in Perpetuity
Volunteers: There Will Be No End to the Good You Have Done . rschaper
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