Arbor Dayla - 2004/04/15 18:49
After many unsuccessful attempts I have sprouted 2 baby California coastal oaks on my patio at home. I also have germinated and planted another half dozen starters. All of the acorns came from the course.
Many of the trees on the course are not well, so my hope is that the course can be replanted using seedlings from Delavega. These seedlings are a great sing of hope. It's still an uphill battle. You
You may have seen the green corrugated tube sticking out of the ground on hole # 6. That tube was donated to DDGC by an organization I contacted to see if they could help us. They are a non-profit group of botanists and arborists who make products that help with reforestation. Sonny transplanted that baby Oak some 6-8 weeks ago? maybe more, and it has done very well.
California Oaks are expensive and difficult to come by. Unfortunately, for political reasons, the Arbor foundation can not help us out here in California. But with your help and a little time we can work to preserve and reforest Delavega with indigenous coastal oaks and preserve the beauty and wonder of the most challenging course.
It may be late this year, but my hope is that by the next Arbor Day we can have enough of these little guys to hold a one day recreational Arbor Day tournament.
Each starting group in the tournament will go out with a starter oak, and choose a place to plant it on their first hole. The group will be a team in the sense that each member of that group will also be a care taker for that tree until it reaches maturity. When ever a member of a team plays at Delaveaga, after the event they can stop and water their tree, clear any invasive grass, and make sure it hasn't gotten mashed.
If it goes according to plan, this would be an annual event, and each successive year would have an awards for the teams who's trees showed the best progress.
If you would like to get involved, please contact me @ moriarti@got.net Subject title "ArborDela" or reply here Thanks
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