Text and photos by Lynn Trenta, Courier Editor. Blogmaster Paula Dittrick combined Courier article with Jerry Trenta’s recent comments
The prairie restoration project at Seabourne Creek Nature Park provides many opportunities for Texas Master Naturalist Prairie Coastal Chapter members to learn about prairie plants and provide habitat for insects and other wildlife.
Chapter volunteers can choose from numerous activities, including:
• collecting seeds.
• propagating and bumping up native plants.
• monitoring and removing invasive plants.
• putting plants into the ground and dispersing seeds in the prairie.
• researching prairie projects.
• arranging field trips to native prairies.
Lynn Trenta notes that these activities help a person learn to create their own pocket prairies.
Jerry Trenta, TMN CPC Seabourne Creek Nature Park director, and Scott Wagner recently assembled and started using the chapter’s new Brush Mower, which Trenta said “will be very handy in controlling invasives.”
Scott Tufts and Randel Schmidt have re-installed shelving in the SCNP greenhouse, replacing rusted parts with new hardware. Lynn Trenta and Simon Tice pulled sumpweed in the 2020 Restoration area of the prairie.
Jerry Trenta said other current projects include pressure washing the greenhouse walls and roof as well as installing hog fencing in the SCNP bird sanctuary and bird blind areas.