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Canceled: Obsidian Grounds

  • Start date: 11/21/2019

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 11/21/2019

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This work party will focus on new plantings for the Lodge grounds. We will create a new planting bed above the Lodge with Oregon grape and sword ferns, add a smaller bed in the parking area with red-twigged dogwood, plant 3 or 4 giant sequoia in the far parking island and plant a Port Orford Cedar that Dave Predeek has grown from a cone and is donating to the Obsidians. Other than Dave's cedar all the plantings have been collected from my property. If we have adequate help and time, I hope we can gather some of the fall leaves both as mulch for the new plantings and to remove from grass areas so we don't kill the grass over winter.

  • Event Leader: John Jacobsen

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-914-1132

  • Event Leader Email: johnwjacobsen@comcast.net

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  • Event category: Lodge Building

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  • Departure Location: Obsidian Lodge

  • Rating: Moderate

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  • Season: 2019

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  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Shovels to turn over the planting beds and plant stuff. Rakes to rake up leaves. Gloves and possibly pruners. Note: there is poison oak around the Lodge grounds in a number of areas, so beware.

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  • Member Fees: —

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  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Lodge Building

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

This work party focused on new plantings for the Lodge grounds. We created a new planting bed above the Lodge with Oregon grape and sword ferns, added a smaller bed in the parking area with red-twigged dogwood, planted 3 giant sequoias in the far parking island and planted a Port Orford cedar that Dave Predeek has grown from a cone and donated to the Obsidians. Some of the fall leaves were placed as mulch for the new plantings. Thanks to the 5 members who helped with this project. Oh, and Dave installed much brighter LED bulbs in all the parking lights.