Cascade Volcanoes • Entered by Laurie Kerr on April 30, 2024
Steigerwald Mulching Day
April 20, 2024
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 6 |
| Post Admin hours | |
| Activity Hours | 3 |
| Participants | 6 |
| Total Hours | 24 |
Key Issue: Public Lands Health & Protection
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership/Steigerwald National Wildlife Refuge
Landscape/area: Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: placed mulch around saplings (150 trees)
Short Description of Activity
Steigerwald Earth Day Event
Reflection/Evaluation
We placed mulch around 150 saplings that were planted earlier in the season for our Earth Day project at Steigerwald National Wildlife Refuge in Washougal, Wa. We carried and filled the buckets with bark mulch and poured them around each individual tree. Then we made a round bowl out of the mulch around the tree to create a basin for the water for when it rained. There were many dead saplings, however. We hope that this project will decrease the mortality of the trees. Great snacks, as usual! The weather was great and it was a great day at the refuge! The sign up with LCEP is so great and I don’t have to concern myself with liability waivers, because LCEP has their own waivers and registration process.
The registration for the event was a breeze as the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership took care of the registration information as well as the liability forms.
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Photo Captions
1- (silly) from left June, Roxie, Laurie, Sarah, Trish
2- (serious) June Yamrick, Roxie Frezza, Laurie, Sarah Madsen, Trish Claffey