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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015 NORTHUMBERLAND TODAY.COM t M & Rare habitat T _ J 6w torati ks ... @ mR restOratltlOIl Marks | .,‘, _ (s; 4 P ';g‘j‘;g â€" NsA s 7 /. y 3 ~G t h on m o _ sn l 20th anniversary Wik â€" ¢min | $ 5u| 1 30\ Heae . || { & l t h s _ e paat \ > ; oo \ ts se tiif | v k & â€" mE . EB MANDY MARTIN and prevent the proliferation of inâ€" | _\ h 3. o N e B FOR NORTHUMBERLAND TODAY vasive species: dog strangling vine,. â€"â€"=@I _ geas: ’54?}9 es 1 h . % \"-:r::>_‘___‘ k ; crown vetch, European buckthorn _ _ : 2 S / â€" N UUP . *’afifl isX e rrmss, CRAMAHE TOWNSHIPâ€" The | andfourâ€"seededvetch. colktsm We ’ i C as xk â€"> uniqueRed Cloud Cemetery, the only. _ "Therearebeautifulwildflowersat â€" | wl uen . o A fe. }? T€. f e prairiegrass histoncalcemetery in â€" RedCloud," Heuvelenthused. Eiha>>z y \ 7 C sy ;. Mâ€" Ontario, ismarkingits 20th anniverâ€" _ RedCloudGemeteryhastheattenâ€" â€" wJN wfi 4 p i M E C es / . t .( sary. Prainieis oneofthemostendanâ€" . tion of scientific communities. The 5f4 h rs }_J.. aâ€"__l@e / | \er< k _ * ou_ gered habitats in Ontario. siteismonitored with the University k ~=. ) ies e ~ e â€" ** & T Project manager Rd Heuyelhighâ€" . of Waterloo, underdirectionofLarry |f . h i: e lighted the achievements of the site | Lamb, forrareplantspeciesandalso . y \f f i. d for the public and Cramahe Townâ€" â€" forinsects. & “‘a{ \go ship Councilion.Nov. 3. . Thecemetery wasoncepartofthe & a "The site is a living testimonial to . nowâ€"defunct Rural Ramble public f thehistory of this area," Heuvel said. â€" tours. Heuvelsaidtheeventismuchâ€" Â¥ ) P \ "The cemetery preserves arecord of _ missedforitspubliceducation:more / 1 the original resettlementvegetation â€" than 3,000 people participated in andsoil conditions for this area. In . guided tours. Other groups which terms ofrareplantspecies,itcontains .. visit include the. FON, Nature Conâ€" morethanany othersiteinNorthumâ€" . servancy of Canada, North Ameriâ€" C3 berland County, includingAlderville . can Native Plant Association, Oak h â€" Black OakSavanna." Ridges Moraine groups, local natuâ€" [J y s The soil at the site has never beenâ€". ralist groups and nature tour guide f MANDY MARTIN PHOTO ploughed, Althoughtheprairie grass . groups. _ n a ABOVE â€" Members and helpers of habitat once extended over several In 2012, Red Cloud Cemetery was ' & the Red Cloud Cemetery Board hundred square kilometres, 30 to _ awarded the Margaret and Nichola hn ts fi e tss ‘m . supported a presgn‘tation .to 40 kilometres wide at points, today .. Hill Cultural Heritage Award from wme 8k 1;'3 | [ ace,] _ Cramahe Township Cot!nml on Nov. less than.oneâ€"tenth of one per cent _ the Architectural Conservancy of a f MA . i. 0c *{f t ® 1o Sa 3. Front, from left: Patrick Johnston, remains. Ontario. % < WOE Nee M O OO OO} _ chair; Elwood Jones, viceâ€"chair; "It was so easy to plough," Heuvel _ RedCloudCemeteryhasexpanded mc i 5 :u‘!'-l'»“â€"'i‘ W e l west of.â€"â€" Sharon Dodds, secretary/treasurer; explained. "There were no trees." _ toincludeasmallparcelofunopened <o 98 @* e &«- * Boag. ;fi.';i middle: Cecilia Heuvel, helper; One of the initial challenges for . roadallowancetothewestandwork . ; "| Weill. 8 Er} Ql‘l.fi 2Afi Susan Johnston, member; Roseanne the natural habitat restoration was . is underway torestore this properâ€" _ j ts : e 4 * '-_,",’ «w4 U OJ * Quinn, member; back: Barry King, the removalof red pine trees which. . ty to the prairiehabitat. The Nature ienss >,'.'!l§fl; ‘le \.":' (~990 ‘4 M helper; Russell: McComb, member; hadbeenplanted at the site. n1994â€" . Conservancy has recently acquired * h: R e . and EdiHeuvel, project manager. 95, when Heuvel was approached . landtothesouthandeastofthecemâ€" 7 a 0 0 uCS + 1 + on Absent: members MarvinMcComb to lead therestoration, $10,000 was | etery. § M ate Mtee and Margie Dingwall. raisedto beginthe work. Thereisonâ€" _ "Wehopetoestablishaneffective j f H :I[ LEFT â€"Red Cloud Cemetery project going weeding of nonâ€"native plant . partnership," Heuvelsaid. : j ho manager Ed Heuvel outlined the species, including three weeding _ The "enthusiastic support" of the f +5 highlights of the successful prairie projects wuth the Federation of â€" municipal council and the volunâ€" ts se of i n grassland habitat project at Cramahe Ontario Ntauralists (FON), Every _ teerboardandmembers ofthepubâ€" M : f & MA dsoul: > Township Council‘s Nov. 3 meeting. three to four years, there are preâ€" . licmeans "we‘re accomplishing the 5 Wchi se ie 0iN ccol : i scribed burns of the grassland overâ€" . longâ€"term,stablemanagementofthis 1t & h 2 m seen with the fire department. Atâ€" . rare habitat in‘a costâ€"effective manâ€". Â¥ 4 w i i tenfionispaidmoontrolgg;g%%vg_ l:_lq'i"Heuvelsaid. 5 TAE | j n § o oMe 0 Cenienn‘s f â€" Aigt - 1 2 O brenesreels P LReRE ME OO 200 g