The November workday at Haehnle was not the usual invasives removal work a but much more enjoyable and positive event.  Instead of cutting or pulling or spraying, we planted!  Seven volunteers participated along with Chad Machinski from Michigan Audubon to work in the new savanna area near the overlook.

We are planning to seed this area but we decided to plant here as well.  This planting was funded by donations received in memorial from the passing of Helena Robinovitz last year.  The seed plugs will augment the native plants in the area near the Robinovitz Family memorial bench.  Next spring we will be seeding and adding more plants in the grassland in front of the bench.  Our hope is this will become a very beautiful area of the sanctuary for a quiet sit while visiting Haehnle Sanctuary.

These are the species of plants we planted from plugs:

Nodding Wild Onion
Butterfly Weed
Rough Blazing Star
Smooth Aster
Prairie Heart-Leaved Aster
Little Bluestem

(All photos by Sylvia Kay)