I spoke with our friends at the Friends of the Rouge the other day to invite them to visit the SEA to re-introduce themselves and share some sage advice with us about putting in bioswales and reclaiming Phragmites-covered(conquered? FYI, Fragmites are tall, densely growing invasive plants that look like major league flowering grasses on steroids) vernal ponds with landscaped native plants.
Please let us know if there's anyone interested in helping SEA lead the educational, conservation, or coordination of the project.
Hopefully, the SEA and others can recruit volunteer landscape architects, graduate students, project managers, and anyone else who'd be interested in sharing their expertise by teaching us useful things to do for our campus starting with the 'swale.
Also, be sure to sign up for Rouge River Rescue day June 5th at your local site or maybe even UM-Dearborn (SEA will be working there on the swale at that time, as well as several other sites in conjunction with Volunteer Dearborn)!
Currently, a group of students (including myself) enrolled in Dr. Riebesell's Environmental Science lab plan to lay out a landscaping plan as part of our lab project. I'd like invite you to call us "Team Land Plan". Also, you're welcome to join us for that too!
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