Point Creek Tree Planting   May 3, 4, 5    Fri. Sat. Sun              Weather cancellation Alternative Dates: Everyday until all are planted

                                           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  [email protected]

                        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