2009 Cedars For The Cedar Recap
Calender of events:
3/xx/2009 Purchase Materials Bill
4/xx/2009 Purchase Materials Bill
4/04/2009 Assemble Cages (60 Cages) Harley, Dan, Bill
4/17/2009 Pickup trees, supplies Bill
4/18/2009 Planting (Northeast, 30 Trees) Jack, John, Bill
4/23/2009 Planting (Northwest, 10 Trees) Bill
4/25/2009 Planting (West, 10 Trees) + Caging Naturals Bill
4/29/2009 Caging Naturals Bill
(1120 miles and 64 manhours)
Accomplishments:
Of 104 New Cedars Planted, Caged + Netted during 2008:
10 Died Summer 2008 (West side)
5 Died Winter 2008/9 (West side)
9 Shaky, 8OK, 12 Good (West side) as of 4/25/2009
2 Shaky (East side) as of 4/25/2009
(88 alive and well of 104 planted – 85%)
58 Naturals (3 – 8" high) caged in 25 cages in 2008 – all survived
50 New Cedar Transplants planted, caged and netted - 2009
4/25/2009 8 naturals caged in 5 cages
4/29/2009 33 naturals caged in 18 cages
Discussion:
Trees purchased from Midland Conservation Dept.
Total costs for trees, fencing materials and planting/caging effort in 2009 was $560. (50 Trees = $48, 57 Posts = $241, 6 rolls wire = $246, deer netting = $25 = $560 Total). Cost per tree approx. $8.23. ($560 / (50 new +18 naturals) (Vs $9.48 for 2008)
Bill Holler