Planting Day at 3 Bridges Park: A photo essay

The Urban Ecology Center hosted a planting day on Saturday as a part of its efforts to flesh out the still largely bare 24-acre landscape of 3 Bridges Park. A crew of volunteers including a number of young girl scouts eagerly pulled invasive weeds as well as planting new seedlings. Here is a photo essay of the activities and participants.

Preparations underway for the community gardens (above and below)

Volunteers arriving at the park

A group effort

Michael, a UEC staffer, helps Henry with a potted seedling.

Invasive thistle

Katie & Kaylin

Willie

Terry

Patrick, a UEC staffer, helps Jacob with the shovel.

Photo op

Pete with Chayton

Melissa, Hank Aaron State Trail manager

Jeff, UEC land steward, carries a flat of seedlings past a railroad maintenance crew at work.

A 3 Bridges Park halleluia!

This post is one in a series that relates to my Menomonee Valley Artist in Residency. For more information about the residency and links to previous posts and photographs, go to MV AiR.