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A garden area with small green plants on a brown mulched slope, bordered by stones and sandbags on a body of water on the left. Cords and a pump are on the steps in the foreground.

Native Planting #2 - Long Lake

Our second planting on Long Lake in 2024 was for the Imago Dei Village summer camp. After doing a planting with us in 2023, they came back to inquire about a 2024 project for their baptismal site. Not only were they looking to stabilize their heavily eroding shoreline, but they also wanted to create a beautiful, native habitat more accessible to those who will utilize the space in the future.

We worked with a team of volunteers to implement two native plantings and a biobag installation on their shoreline. Read more about the biobag installation here.

A Healthy Lakes grant and a Shawano County grant were utilized to help cover some costs. Natives planted in this area included Columbine, Golden Groundsel, and Tall Bellflower.

This three-day project was definitely one that required resilience and a shared vision. Although it was one of our hardest projects of 2024, it was one of the most satisfactory to see the finished product.

Close-up of yellow flowers among green leaves
Pink and yellow bell-shaped flowers on green leafy plants.
Close-up of light purple flowers on a green stem with some green leaves in the blurred background.

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