The wildflower meadow is the largest part of the Wildlife Area so this was the logical place to start this year’s activities. The growth surprised us a bit and there was a lot to do. Luckily we got a group of corporate volunteers from Eversheds out for a day (and they even made a donation to help us buy some of the tools we needed).

It threaten to rain all day but it stayed dry and the cool weather was welcomed. We were there for a full day and we completely filled the 2 black bins at the gardens plus a bunch of large bags.

A special thanks to Eversheds for all the help!

The next day, a groups of us were back in the Wildlife Area finishing up a section of the meadow so that we could seed it.

One of the last steps was to compact the soil by doing the “penguin” walk.

One of the bat boxes that were restored by some of our volunteers.

The willow dome that we worked on last year seems to be growing back nicely.