A division of Missouri Botannical Gardens, aka Shaw Arboretum, one of the very best arboretums I've ever seen.
On Aug 5, 7:09 am, Beth Koebel <[email protected]> wrote: > ENTs, > > Occasionaly we talk about the other native landscapes and as I was out > wondering on a glade this past Monday helping collecting seeds for Seeds of > Success (http://www.nps.gov/plants/sos/) I took several photos. I have > downloaded them to photobucket athttp://tinyurl.com/nj42xt The photos were > taken on Crescent Knoll Glade at Shaw Nature Reserve (SNR). For the history > of the SNR go tohttp://www.shawnature.org/about/SNRhistory.aspx I found it > and interesting read and enjoyed the old photos. I will try to print those > off and go back and try to take a photo from the same view. As you can see > in the old photos most of the 2500 acres was cleared for farming until the > mid 1920's. Even when SNR was starting up there was different ideas of what > needed to be done, ie trying to get away from the coal smoke in St. Louis, it > should have a proper "English Garden" setting, etc. The lastest idea is to > try to restore it back to what was there when the > ground was orginally surveyed. This means that there should be wide variety > of habitats ranging from bottom-land forests, woods, glades, fens, wetlands, > and pariares to mention a few. > > For those who don't know where Shaw Nature Reserve is (and I am assuming > there are quite a few of you) it is located near the middle of the map in the > following link in between Robertsville and Grey Summit along > I-44. http://tinyurl.com/mb3ck9 > > A little closer in. Once agian in the center from Old Grey Summit Road to > the Meramec River on the bottom to the straight up and down road on the left > to the were the river starts its "smile" after the short straight > run.http://tinyurl.com/lbkwst > > Beth > > Trees are the answer.--bumper sticker from Illinois Forest Association --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
