Thank You Franklin Future Leaders for Planting Grasses for the DelCarte Turtle Nesting Habitat

Thank You Franklin Future Leaders for Planting Grasses for the DelCarte Turtle Nesting Habitat

Last Thursday, the Franklin Future Leaders planted big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) in biodegradable pots to help supply native grasses for the recently permitted turtle nesting habitat at the DelCarte Conservation Area, a component of the DelCarte Biodiversity and Buffer Zone Restoration Plan. The Leaders will be nurturing the seedlings at their respective homes until later this Spring, whereupon the Leaders will plant the grown grasses at DelCarte. The Conservation Department and Commission want to thank the group for their volunteer efforts, service, and advocacy! 

For more information on the DelCarte Biodiversity and Buffer Zone Restoration project and to follow the progress, visit here. To see how you can help, please contact the Conservation Agent at bgoodlander@franklinma.gov. 

Thanks again, Franklin Future Leaders!

Shared from Town of Franklin page ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/conservation/news/thank-you-franklin-future-leaders-planting-grasses-delcarte-turtle-nesting-habitat

Thank You Franklin Future Leaders for Planting Grasses for the DelCarte Turtle Nesting Habitat