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Ongoing projects
Trail and portage clearing
Most of the trail and portage clearing of fallen trees in Sylvania is being done by volunteers. The tools they use are, however, very simple since no mechanized equipment is permitted in the Wilderness. Several times a year, volunteers attack huge tree trunks using nothing but a two-man saw, a bow saw, and an ax. For a log and pictures of recent trail and portage clearing activities click here.
Native plants garden
For many years, only one type of flower grew in the L-shaped flower box next to the day-use building: Dendalion. In 2010, with support from the ONF, we began to establish a native plants garden. Our goal is to turn this box into an educational 'native plants garden'. Specifically, we are planning to have several similar-looking plants, such as a variety of ferns, growing next to each other so that visitors can study the small differences and will then be able to identify the plants in the wild.
In 2011, we received the US Forest Service's:
Wings across the Americas
Butterfly Conservation Award
for support to the Eastern Region Pollinator Program and the Ottawa National Forest Native Gardens. For more information and pictures, please click here.
