We’ve been fielding a few questions about the excavation of the brick planters behind the Extension office. Nope, we aren’t building a koi pond back there!
This summer a very dedicated team of MG volunteers have been hard at work building a storm water mitigation garden. We’re partnering with the Long Tom Watershed Council on this project.
First step was to remove the aggressive weeds (St. John’s Wort and horsetail among others) and their roots. Volunteers sifted soil and removed roots-big and small. A percolation test was ran on the soil to see how well the remaining soil drained. Looks good! Right now, volunteers are repairing the brick walls and drilling seep holes. (A large tree root caused some damage to the west bed.) Next steps are to make repairs to the gutter/drainage system and then measure for soil!
