April 28, 2012 - Rotary Family Day
The Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise Rotary has scheduled April 28 as a Rotary Family Day to plant seedlings of native shrubs along the edge of Pukaite Woods at Mequon Rotary Park, 4100 W. Highland Road. Rotary extends an invitation to join us at 9:00 a.m. to  North Shore residents who are interested in helping to preserve extraordinarily diverse native plant and tree colonies. Willing volunteers should bring gardening gloves, and if possible, shovels. A limited supply of equipment will be available.
Rotary plans to offer a brief, informative presentation by Carol Bangs, instructor of Horticulture at MATC, about the plant communities in this unique woodland. The presentation will be followed by tours through the Woods on walking paths built by Rotary. Starting at 10:00 a.m. native shrub seedlings will be planted by volunteers in areas where Rotary has worked over years to remove invasive plant species of buckthorn and honeysuckle that threaten the health and future quality of the woodland. The purpose of planting native shrubs is to shade out sprouts of those invasive species. Pukaite Woods is an 18 acre woodland at the north end of Mequon Rotary Park. The woodland was donated anonymously in 1992 in recognition and honor of 11 years of civic service and leadership provided by Mequon's retiring mayor at that time, Mayor Connie Pukaite. According to Bangs, Pukaite Woods has one of the greatest diversity of woodland plant species in a single location accessible to the public in Mequon. Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise Rotary has served voluntarily for 20 years as the stewardship group to preserve this unique woodland for the benefit and enjoyment of families from Mequon, Thiensville and surrounding communities. Anyone wanting more information about Rotary's Family Day at Pukaite Woods may call 262-242-2778. |