I’m tempted to complain about yesterday’s massive storm, as it sent a few huge limbs crashing onto the fence in my backyard, and led to a considerable amount of screaming in my house, but it was awesome for the native seeds we’d just planted at Water Street, and I’m thankful for that. Here are a […]
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Plantin’ in the Rain
Posted in Water Street Commons, Ypsilanti Also tagged Green Headed Coneflower, Jason Tallant, native plants, Water Street, Wild Senna, Woodland Sunflower 10 Comments
The Seed Bombing of Water Street will happen on May 1
On Thursday evening, the Ypsilanti Parks and Recreation Commission met, and considered our proposal to adopt an acre of Water Street right alongside Michigan Avenue, just west of South River Street. I don’t think it will be official until Monday, but the members present agreed unanimously with the project as I explained it. So, it […]
Posted in Agriculture, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged adopt a park, Bill Schneider, bio-remediatin, Black Eyed Susan, brownfield, call to action, Canada Wild Rye, catapults, Common Evening Primrose, Dairy Queen, ecology, flowers, forbs, grasses, Indian Grass, invasive species, Jason Tallant, Michigan Avenue, native plants, remediation, River Street, Sand Tickseed, seed bombing, slingshots, spotted knapweed, trebuchet, Water Street, Water Street Redevelopment Project, Wildtype, Yarrow, Ypsilanti Parks and Recreation Commission 44 Comments