National HQ • Entered by Laura Glismann on May 4, 2021
Milkweed plant cage construction
May 3, 2021
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 0.5 |
| Post Admin hours | 0.5 |
| Activity Hours | 2 |
| Participants | 3 |
| Total Hours | 7 |
Key Issue: Landscape Planning (Forest Plans, RMPs, TMPs, etc.)
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: Neighbors with wire cutters
Landscape/area: Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (195819 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Build protective cages for milkweed and pollinator plants. (16 cages)
Short Description of Activity
PIg fence, chicken wire, and rabbit fence were used to build cages for 39 different plants, 25 milkweed seedlings, and 14 pollinator plants for Adult Monarchs. The purpose of the cages is to prevent the burros and rabbits from eating the new plants.
Reflection/Evaluation
Great! Fun and purposeful. Those who helped felt good about contributing to this new and exciting local project.
Photos/Uploads
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Photo Captions
Photo 1: A pile of cages for plants.