Continuing the work at the FR&GC Pollinator Fields under the most trying of moments in our lives!
This picture IS worth at least a thousand words and certainly demonstrates the current situation we are all facing!
A great expression of dedication, coupled with the real need to get outside to enjoy the spring weather and share some companionship, despite keeping social distancing, gloves and wearing face masks, was a success on Friday, May 22,2020 shared by the Falmouth Rod and Gun Club Pollinator Committee! This awesome group gathered together to plant over 150 plants, shrubs and trees in their 5 acres of established pollinator fields. All accomplished within 1.5 hours. They continued to add new plant species along while enhancing those species already planted in the fields from a Monarch Pollinator Garden Grant from the USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife program started in 2016, this will be the fourth year of this field work. The Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge have been involved with management of the grant and assisting the Club’s Pollinator Team leadership from Don Clark, K.C. Mitkevicius and Tom Parker. At this event, many wildlife friendly trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals were installed on Friday and given a great watering from Saturday rains. Perfect timing! The following plantings were installed into the fields:
Bushes and trees included Grey Dogwood, Silky Dogwood, Fragrant Sumac, American Basswood, American Beautyberry, Mountain Ash, Ninebark, Leucothoe, Cranberry Viburnum, Mapleleaf Viburnum, Blackhaw Viburnum, Nannyberry Viburnum, Sweetgum, Spicebush, Hackberry, Crabapple, Pasture Rose, Beach Plum, and American Plum. Perennials included Swamp milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Joe Pye Weed “Chocolate”, Blue Sage, Verbena, and Anise Hyssop. Annuals of Borage, Dill, Cosmos, zinnias, and Lance-leaf Coreopsis rounded out the planting day.
MaryKay Fox (FMNWR)
K.C. Mitkevicius (FR&GC Pollinator Committee)