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Students from Rock Creek Elementary visit the Tribal Life Trail at the Lake Wilderness Arboretum and pretend to drink water out of leaf cups.
Lake Wilderness Arboretum Tribal Life Trail alive with...
By Katie Swickard • November 8, 2010 3:40 pm

The happy sounds of second graders floated on the crisp fall air as the Rock Creek Elementary School children arrived for their field trip to the Lake Wilderness Arboretum. On Oct. 4, 5 and 6 approximately 50 students each day explored the Tribal Life Trail.

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Learning the proper techniques for water plants can help them survive hot conditions.
Summer watering tips for landscape beds
By Katie Swickard • September 2, 2009 1:19 am

The recent record heat combined with very little rain is creating stress on landscape plants. July brought us the hottest day ever recorded in our area in the midst of the driest July on record. Here are some helpful summer time tips for providing adequate irrigation for your landscape beds.

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Red flowering currant plants are one of many eco-friendly plants to put in your garden.
Green choices for green gardens help protect the...
By Katie Swickard • July 10, 2009 12:29 am

Home gardeners can play a very important role in protecting the environment by making eco-friendly gardening choices as we tend our own plot of land. In today’s world of dwindling water supplies, global warming, and air, soil and water pollution, using environmentally friendly gardening techniques is every home gardener’s responsibility.

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