We've scheduled three dates this summer to enjoy a potluck picnic near the wet meadows, see what's blooming and buzzing, and perhaps pull a few weeds.
Saturday June 21, 4-6 PM
Saturday July 19, 4-6 PM
Saturday August 16, 4-6 PM
All are welcome - please join us or stop by and say 'Hi'.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Sharing at the Earth Day celebration
Kids and other friends of the Wet Meadows turned out in large numbers at last Sunday's Earth Day Celebration.
They dressed up for the All-Species parade.
Also, Super Swampers demonstrated the storm water model (made from three paint trays) and talked to many kids and parents.
Sharing our info and enthusiasm has a long tradition.
They dressed up for the All-Species parade.
Also, Super Swampers demonstrated the storm water model (made from three paint trays) and talked to many kids and parents.
Sharing our info and enthusiasm has a long tradition.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Super Swampers Build a Path
The Super Swampers met today and worked on a new path going across Wet Meadow II. It was a little bit snowy at the beginning, but it got better and we all warmed up with the hard work.
Feel free to walk on the new path as much as you want.
12 people, 1.5 hours= 18 volunteer hours of work
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Weather to burn - finally
The prescribed ecological burn at the Buhr Park Childrens' Wet Meadow on Wednesday, April 2 was a success.
Many families and adult spectators gathered to celebrate Spring and watch the burn.
Trained staff from the City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation unit explained the purpose of the burn and safety considerations. They conducted the burn while the spectators oohed and aahed.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Super Swampers, Global Warming and Observations
The Buhr Park Children's Wet Meadow Super Swampers met today to talk about the city of Ann Arbor mayors visit to the Blossom Eco Circle. They also took a stroll around the park to post signs and see what was happening at the wet meadows.
We compared our carbon footprint pie charts - they showed where the carbon we produce carbon comes from. And we talked about different things that we can do around our homes to reduce our carbon output.
We checked out Wet Meadow I. It still had water and slush in it. The winter melt that fills the wet meadow doesn't soak in to the frozen ground.
We also noticed that some small shrub seedlings at the north end of Wet Meadow II had been pummeled by sledders. They might not have noticed that the stakes
and plastic guards were protecting small plants. Maybe we'll need to mark them more carefully and sturdily next time.
We also put up signs for the upcoming Wet Meadow Burn on March 26.
We compared our carbon footprint pie charts - they showed where the carbon we produce carbon comes from. And we talked about different things that we can do around our homes to reduce our carbon output.
We checked out Wet Meadow I. It still had water and slush in it. The winter melt that fills the wet meadow doesn't soak in to the frozen ground.
We also noticed that some small shrub seedlings at the north end of Wet Meadow II had been pummeled by sledders. They might not have noticed that the stakes
and plastic guards were protecting small plants. Maybe we'll need to mark them more carefully and sturdily next time.We also put up signs for the upcoming Wet Meadow Burn on March 26.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Design Vindicated!
This afternoon's rainfall and snowmelt combined with frozen ground to yield large quantities of surface run off.
The three basins of WM II functioned exactly as designed - the swale behind the ice rink fed the upper (northernmost) basin.
When that filled, it overflowed through its spillway to the middle basin.
That one, in turn, filled and overflowed to the lower basin.
It's the most water I've seen since WM II was built in 2004.
Hats off to Jane Kleiner, the designer, Chris Mueller who excavated the basins and built the spillways stone by stone, the teens who helped plan, and everyone who helped.
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