More Tree Planting!

NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE NEEDED!

Saturday, June 6, 2020

Indian Allen Park

Town of Wheatland

The Oatka Creek Watershed Committee has been asked by the Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District to plant 500 trees within the next 3 weeks in areas where ash trees have been decimated by Emerald Ash Borer. We are planting the trees in two locations next to Oatka Creek. On May 30, 2020, we planted 300 trees along Oatka Creek in Monroe County’s Oatka Creek Park. Event # 2 is scheduled for June 6 at Town of Wheatland’s Indian Allen Park where we will plant the remaining 200 plants.

WHERE: Indian Allen Park (See the aerial photo below for reference), near Canawaugus Park in Village of Scottsville.

DATE: Saturday June 6, 2020 (Rain Date June 13, 2020)

TIME: 8:30AM to 12:00 Noon

TOOLS TO BRING: Digging tools (Shovel, spade or planting bars), Pick axes, Mattock tools, and empty 5 gallon buckets w/handles

WHAT TO WEAR: Long sleeves and pants highly recommended, waterproof boots, work gloves & a mask or face covering (See Special Note below). If you don’t have a mask we can provide one.

OTHER SUPPLIES: Insect repellent, sunscreen, water & lunch

Label your gear for easy identification!

PARKING: Drive through Canawaugus Park parking lot and cross the Greenway and continue down to the access road into Indian Allen Park. The gate should be unlocked. Go down the access road until you see where other vehicles are parked. We will park along the margins of the access road. (See the aerial photo below for reference)

Follow the red line from left to right to see how to get to parking area
  • Volunteers need no prior experience. We will provide instruction on planting techniques.
  • The planting area will be divided into sections, with each section having an experienced volunteer to provide guidance.

SPECIAL NOTE: These events will meet CDC guidelines and NYS Pause requirements for risk mitigation of Covid-19. As an outdoor activity within an undeveloped area of a park, tree planting provides sufficient space for maintaining the necessary social distance to meet the guidelines.

Trees will be planted at least 20 feet from each other. Each tree will be planted by a single volunteer, or members of a cohabitating family group. All participants are required to have with them face masks/face coverings.

When should you wear your mask?

  • While in the parking area
  • If you will be 10 ft. (approx. 4 steps) or closer to another person

If you are interested in helping at the planting event or have questions, please contact Peter Lent lent@frontiernet.net

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Thank You Oatka Creek Park Planting Volunteers!

Pete with trees and buckets

We had great weather this morning and a wonderful, efficient bunch of volunteers to replant areas near the fish habitat project in Oatka Creek Park in Scottsville.

Over 25 people spent the morning in the sunshine digging and planting. People from Penfield, Cal-Mum friends, members from Trout Unlimited, Genesee River Watch & The Boy Scouts, students as well as adults, all turned out to make this conservation project an enjoyable time! A big THANK YOU!!!

Thanks to all our volunteers, and to the excellent prep work & planning done by Pete, Maureen & Steve, the event went so smoothly we planted all the trees well before noon!

We also couldn’t have done this project without support from:

  • Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District – especially Matthew Gallow, Conservation Program Specialist for the SWCD, who offered us the trees and helped coordinate permissions & tree delivery
  • Steve Brew, Monroe County Legislator LD-12, a great supporter of the work of the OCWC, who contacted Monroe County Parks Department on our behalf to get this project rolling!
  • Monroe County Parks Department, who gave us permission to work in the park and stored the trees for us

We’ll be looking for help again next Saturday for more planting fun!

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Tree Planting Volunteers Needed

NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE NEEDED!

MAY 30 and JUNE 6, 2020

We need to plant 500 trees soon and could use help! The Oatka Creek Watershed Committee has been asked by the Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District to plant 500 trees within the next 4 weeks. We plan to plant the trees in two locations next to Oatka Creek.

1st EVENT:

WHERE: Oatka Creek Park

DATE: Saturday, MAY 30, 2020 (RAIN DATE is Saturday JUNE 6)

TIME: 8:30 AM to 12:00 Noon

TOOLS TO BRING: Digging tools (Shovel, spade or planting bars), Pick axes, Mattock tools, empty 5 gallon buckets w/handles 

WHAT TO WEAR: Long sleeves and pants highly recommended, waterproof boots, work gloves & a mask or face covering (See Special Note Below)

OTHER SUPPLIES:  Insect repellent, sunscreen, water & lunch

Label your gear for easy identification!

We will meet at the Fishermen’s Access Point Parking Area, on the north side of Oatka Creek. Coming south on Union Street from the intersection of Union Street and Scottsville-Mumford Rd. (NYS Rte. 383) , the entrance to parking area is on the right side of Union Street between the railroad crossing and the bridge over  Oatka Creek.

2nd EVENT:

WHERE: Town of Wheatland

DATE: Saturday, June 6, 2020 OR Saturday, June 13 (RAIN DATE is Saturday, June 20).

More details on this second event will be provided at a later date

  • Volunteers need no prior experience. We will provide instruction on planting techniques.
  • The planting area will be divided into sections, with each section having an experienced volunteer to provide guidance.  

SPECIAL NOTE: These events will meet CDC guidelines and NYS Pause requirements for risk mitigation of Covid-19.  As an outdoor activity within an undeveloped area of a park, tree planting provides sufficient space for maintaining the necessary social distance to meet the guidelines.

Trees will be planted at least 20 feet from each other. Each tree will be planted by a single volunteer, or members of a cohabitating family group. All participants are required to have with them face masks/face coverings.

When should you wear your mask?:

  • While in the parking area
  • While walking along the main path that parallels Oatka Creek and if you are within 10 feet of the path
  • If you want to speak to someone and will need to be closer than 10 ft. of each other. Make sure before you come within the 10 feet to talk, you allow time for each of you to get your masks/face coverings on!

If you are interested in helping on either or both planting events or have questions, please contact Peter Lent lent@frontiernet.net

Planting Guides

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OCWC Zoom Meeting May 18

Our next Oatka Creek Watershed Committee will be Monday evening, May 18, via Zoom conferencing software (it worked out pretty well for us in April!). All interested folks can attend! All you need is a smart phone or computer, and a download of Zoom software/app. If you are interested in participating, contact Pete for meeting information!

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