SPRINGHILL
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In February 2011, we installed a metal sign/gate designed by Memphis College of Art (former NWCC) student Brandon Parker and built by the Northwest Welding and Cutting department. A bike rack designed by Drafting and Design Tech freshman Carl A. Street and built by Welding and Cutting is coming soon. We had a great week for tree and ornamental planting, debris removal and trail clearing. We had good survival on the trees we planted--where they weren’t run over by lawnmowers. The kudzu control has been good, but now wee need to plant the gully before it starts washing--magnolia, poplar, beech, maple, native cane. We held several volunteer
days on weekends. THANKS AnnaBelle & Allie, daughters of Michael
and Simone Johnson. Northwest drafting students designed a bike rack to be built by the welding department. The city has installed a water tap. THANKS! Submitted proposal to city for stabilization of fragmented monuments. The city has a grant to install a sidewalk along Church Street to provide a safe walking route to the Middle School. This will form the east border of the playing/parking area, where we plan an Asian Ornamental Garden. The city will be providing a water tap and trash cans, and mows regularly during the summer. The Parks Department has lost many employees due to budget cuts so your help with maintenance is critical. We had a benefit concert on Sunday, the 9th of October 2011, 5pm at the VFW in Hernando. See www.jimbomathus.com or contact us for more information. Take a look at the "Mosquitoville" show on YouTube. We had guided tours on the Sunday afternoon of the 4th of July weekend. |
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| ONGOING EVENTS |
2nd Saturday morning of the Month
3rd Sunday afternoon of the Month
Weather Permitting:
Come pull privet anytime after a rain!
| POSSIBLE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES |
Building arbors or benches, also birdhouses and bat boxes.
A tree-identification trail, with small signs for each specimen.
Create and maintain a web-based database on the plants and their performance for use of local people seeking best species for lawn and garden use.
Holding Halloween/All Souls’ Day parties in the cemetery, with costumes characters serving as interpreters of local history, this will incorporate newcomers into the area’s patterns. Such family cemetery picnics are a part of many Old World and Spanish American cultures. This would alleviate part of the vandalism potential; but a night watchman should also be posted.
Suggested Science Learning Activities:
Collect and process soil samples for pH and nutrients. This data is also needed to evaluate remote sensing methods and data.
Measure the height (by geometric/trigonometric methods) and DBH of trees. File data on each extant tree to be kept; annually re-measure and update charts.
Collect and propagate seeds and shoots. Plant them out. This teaches about germination, rooting, care of seedlings.
Create and maintain records on all new planting. The basic data to be collected are height, condition and treatment. This will teach numbering of specimens, map use, systematic data recording, and photography.
Bee-keeping, and methods of encouragement of native bees besides honey-bees. This teaches the crucial role of pollinators in the food supply.
SPRINGHILL
Springhill Historic Memorial
Gardens-
A Part of Your History, A Part of Your Education, A Part of Your Culture.
We would like to make Springhill a location for weddings and other parties, outdoor group activities, music, schools and scouting club events, and cremation sprinkling memorial services. Your suggestions are needed as we widen the scope of our plans.
We look forward to seeing you on our Volunteer Gardening Days this Spring.
It's time to think about planting trees!
