Remodeling The Oswego Landscape

My wife, Jennine, and I spent the morning renovating the landscape.  We, along with other volunteers of the Oswegoland Park District, spent the morning planting native prairie plants in the Waubonsie Wetlands.  This watershed connects the Waubonsie Creek to the Fox River.  Over decades of development the natural topsoil has been removed and replaced with clay, sand and gravel.  The park district is attempting to return this area to its natural environment.

We spent the morning in 80+ degrees weather digging holes in the rock-hard clay for new plants. The plants include: liatris, prairie dropseed grass, black-eyed susan and prairie geranium.

Dave Margolis, Oswegoland Park District’s Natural Resource Manager, was very pleased with the progress we made this morning.  We planted over 200 plants!  Not bad for a hot day.  Dave hopes that by next year the roots have taken hold and the plants are multiplying to fill the entire area.