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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
The Trustees of Reservations Education Coordinator Linton Harrington
led a
group on a heart-healthy walk on April 16, 2011 through the
Copicut Woods to one of the few remaining stands of cedar trees to
plant a dozen new trees. Prized for its lightweight,
decay-resistant wood, the Atlantic White Cedar
(Chamaecyparis thyoides) was once a common tree in our
region but is now quite rare. Because fires are not permitted in
the area, few areas receive the sunlight needed to start new saplings.
Foresters have cleared an area of red maple trees to give newly-planted
trees a chance to grow into mature cedar trees. Click
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(Top row, left) Nancy Possinger, Arthur Hancock and a friend, and Louise Kaczynski, who serves as a tree steward in Fall River, gather near the entrance to the cedar swamp where the plantings will be done. (Top row, center) Trustees of Reservations Education Director Linton Harrington and Property Manager Sam Phin describe the project at the Copicut Woods parking lot on Indiantown Road. (Top row, right) Assistant Scoutmaster David Fitzpatrick walks with members of Boy Scout Troop 21 from Somerset to the site of the cedar swamp. (Middle row) Boy Scouts look over the supply of rubber boots to wear into the swamp where the will help to plant the saplings that are loaded onto a pick-up truck. (Bottom row, left) Arthur Hancock and Leah Davis of the Boston University Alumni Association Global Day of Service work on planting a sapling. (Bottom row, right) The group of about twenty volunteers pose for a photo after the project is complete. |