Wet Meadow Presentation at Wildflower Conference

Superswampers Sophia and Clare presented a workshop entitled: "Buhr Park Children's Wet Meadow: a child's perspective" at the annual Wildflower  Association of Michigan conference.

The highlight of the presentation was the fun and boring quiz. Workshop participants were asked to identify whether they thought kids would think it was fun or boring.

Wet Meadow Seed Collecting Fall 2011

Wet Meadow Seed Collecting Fall 2011, a set on Flickr.

We spent some time on a beautiful fall Saturday collecting and spreading seeds in Wet Meadow 3. We also collected Buhr Park apples and made apple sauce.a

coming Sept 10 - Insect Adventure

Washtenaw County Parks will present an Insect Adventure program on Saturday, Sept 10 at County Farm park. (Meet at the Platt Rd. entrance at 10 AM). Children and adults are welcome. Many interesting insects can be seen in the park, including butterflies, dragonflies, pollinators and others. Come explore with an expert guide.

Also at County Farm park, a project will focus on the tributary to Mallets Creek that flows along the north side of the park. You can read more about this in their Fall 2011 newsletter.

Wet Meadows and Fathers Celebration

Come Celebrate Wet Meadows and Fathers in Buhr Park

Sunday, June 19th, 3:30 pm

Join in a celebration of another planting in this community project that helps keep our water clean, creates beauty and habitat, and provides an educational site for all. Come tour the project features and learn how you can participate, plant a flower in honor of a father, sing, parade and picnic!

All ages welcome!

3:30 Tour of project features
4:30 Greetings from project supporters and participants
5:00 Tunes with Dale Petty and Milkweed Seed Parade
Plantings in honor of fathers
Picnic Supper – bring your supper and a blanket

Bring: a water bottle, sunscreen, sunhat, friends & family
We will supply: plants, drinking water, and a few extra tools.

If you can only come for a little while, please arrive at 4:30 for the main festivities.

Looking Green!

The wet meadows are growing! Here are some pictures from a sunny walk around the park on June 11th.

Cup Plant

Beebalm

Prairie Dock

There were even wild strawberries

And soon there will be raspberries!

In Wet Meadow 3, there were plenty of pollinators, including this honeybee buzzing around in this bright Sand Coreopsis!

All of the wet meadows were looking great. Soon there will be even more blooms as the Black Eyed Susans and Cone Flowers turn the wet meadows yellow!

New Poster Shows How Wet Meadows Clean Water

I made these posters to show how our Buhr Park Wet Meadows filter water, keep streams and rivers clean and help produce clean drinking water.

Rain Fills Up the Wet Meadows

The Weather Underground reports 1.57 inches of rain in the Ann Arbor area. The wet meadows collected their fair share and then began to overflow.

Wet Meadow 2, the largest of the wet meadows, did not show signs of overflowing. It is large and mature (and part of it is built on a pile of sand).

Here are some photos from a walk around the park on the evening after the rain.