The Nursery Project is on Hold

The purpose of the Native Plant Nursery will be to provide native woodland, savanna and prairie plants for plantings in the Campus Natural Areas. This important project has been placed on hold until the Preserve Committee designates an appropriate site for the nursery and until we find qualified volunteers who will take responsibility for setting it up and running it.

Future Plans

When we have final approval of a site for the nursery, volunteers will be needed to remove weeds and prepare the soil so that planting can begin as soon as possible. We will also need volunteers who can provide horticultural advice to aid in setting up the garden. Eventually, we hope to plant native seeds (woodland as well as grassland plants) and propagate native shrubs from cuttings (Viburnum, dogwood, hazelnut, shadbush and others). Plants will be weeded, tended, and prepared for transplant to other parts of the Preserve.

A Project Leader and Other Volunteers are Needed

Please contact Contact Glenda at 231-1530 or denniston@wisc.edu if you would like to help launch this important project. When a site is chosen we will help in preparing the plot and doing the initial planting. We also need volunteers who can tend the plantings and prepare them for transplant as well as knowledgeable people who can provide horticultural advice and aid in setting up and operating the nursery.