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Laurel Pond Reclamation

The photos below are a small sample of the activities on Fort Dix, April 2003. Select the small thumb nail photo to see a larger version of the each photo. Contact Martina Hoppe, Volunteer Program Coordinator for the Natural Resources Conservation Service in New Jersey, 609-267-0811 x3.

Scouts planting trees and shrubs for wildlife   Scouts and leaders planting shrubs at Laurel Pond. Shrubs are used that will provide wildlife food and cover.   Powerwashing a picnic bench   Ken Smith, a Fort Dix staff member, is powerwashing a picnic bench to remove mold and grime.
             
mulching newly planted trees and shrubs   Young volunteers installing mulch around newly planted shrubs.   Placing netting on newly seeded areas to prevent geese from eating the new plants   Terry Smith and son, Aaron, installing goose netting around stream stabilization project. The netting will keep geese away from new plants.
             
  Volunteers and Fort Dix Environmental staff planting Biolog.   Painting a park bench   Young volunteers are seen here painting a reconstructed bench along Laurel Pond. Fort Dix staff members, in the  background, are replacing old bench rails.
             
teenagers staking manmade log to pond shoreline.   Teenaged volunteers drive stakes into the ground to secure a "biolog" into the Laurel Pond shoreline. Biologs are made "logs" made of recycled materials, often coconut fiber. These are staked into place and planted with small seedlings. In time, sediment joins the log to the natural bank and the biolog eventually decomposes.   Constructing a small bridge   Volunteers and Fort Dix staff are  constructing a bridge over an ephemeral stream on the interpretive trail by Laurel Pond. Ephemeral streams are water courses that are permanent but seasonal. Often, they only run with water in the late winter and spring.
             
children looking at plants along the shore   Cassie McInnes and sons fishing trash out of the pond.   Scout groups scour the woods by Laurel Pond picking up trash.   Scout groups scour the woods by Laurel Pond picking up trash.

Last Modified: January 04, 2006