|
Native
Pollinator Project at Lumberman's Monument, Oscoda, Michigan
Partnership between the Huron
National Forest and the Iosco County Master Gardeners

Start Date:
Summer 2009
Goal:
To design and establish landscaping at the Monument Interpretive Center that
demonstrates the use of environmentally correct landscapes that will attract
native pollinators.
The following
are pictures of the area before the start of the project:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Walkway between Gardens B and C
Walkway to be covered with crushed limestone |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lumberman's Monument Visitors Center Map
Soil Test - Main Garden
Soil Test - Side Areas
The following pictures
were taken August 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Medicago sativa 'alfalfa' - Fabaceae
Exotic - remove
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agrostis sp. 'bentgrass' - Poaceae
Exotic - remove |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rudbeckia hirta 'blackeyed susan' - Asteraceae
Native - keep/move
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rudbeckia hirta 'blackeyed susan' - Asteraceae
Native/cultivar - keep |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asclepias tuberosa 'butterfly weed' - Apocynaceae
Native - keep/move |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lavandula angustifolia 'common lavender' - Lamiaceae
Exotic - remove
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cotoneaster sp. 'Cotoneaster' - Rosaceae
Exotic - remove
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Campanula rapunculoides 'creeping bellflower' - Campanulaceae
Exotic - remove
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Campanula rapunculoides 'creeping bellflower' - Campanulaceae
Exotic - remove
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Solidago sp. 'goldenrod' - Asteraceae
Native - keep/move
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Setaria viridis 'green foxtail' - Poaceae
Exotic - remove |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Berteroa incana 'hoary alyssum' - Brassicaceae
Exotic - remove |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hosta sp. 'Hosta' - Agavaceae
Exotic - remove
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coreopsis lanceolata 'lanceleaf tickseed' - Asteraceae
Native - keep/move
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coreopsis lanceolata 'lanceleaf tickseed' - Asteraceae
Native - keep/move |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leucanthemum vulgare 'oxeye daisy' - Asteraceae
Exotic - remove |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Viinca minor 'periwinkle' - Apocynaceae
Exotic - remove
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Echinacea purpurea 'purple coneflower' - Asteraceae
Native - keep/move
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daucus carota 'Queen Ann's lace' - Apiaceae
Exotic - remove |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trifolium pratense 'red clover' - Fabaceae
Exotic - remove
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Shasta daisy' - Asteraceae
Exotic - remove
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dasiphora fruticosa 'shrubby cinquefoil' - Rosaceae
Native - keep/move
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Symphyotrichum laeve 'smooth blue aster' - Asteraceae
Native - keep/move |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dianthus barbatus 'sweet William' - Caryophyllaceae
Exotic - remove
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dianthus barbatus 'sweet William' - Caryophyllaceae
Exotic - remove |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Melilotus alba 'sweetclover' - Fabaceae
Exotic - remove |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Desmodium sp. 'tick trefoil' - Fabaceae
Native? - keep one plant?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Verbascum thapsis 'whooly mullein' - Schrophulariaceae & Abutilon theophrasti 'Velvetleaf' - Malvaceae
Exotic - remove |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Achillea millefolium 'yarrow' - Asteraceae
Native - keep/move
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
?Barbarea vulgaris 'yellow rocketcress' - Brassicaceae & Oxalis sp. 'wood sorel' - Oxalidaceae
Exotic - remove |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|