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my_junk

Feb 17

Blessings Greenies!

NEWBIE ALERT! This is my FIRST POST here!

I am so glad Pennsylvania Resources Council brought me to this website through their "What's Up, Watershed?" campaign. My yard in North Middleton TWP PA has an OLD 100+ foot long WET swale that is beyond my ability to keep up with ... I'm 80 now, but blessed by quite good health. I have been pondering the swale ever since my wife and I bought the place and moved in in June 2002. I have tried to "control" it using my analytical computer engineering brain and my BROWN thumb and a lawnmower, but am mostly ignorant of the best ways to go about this, and it has become, sadly, mostly a mushy mess of weeds and a few invasive maples. I just read the "Watershed" section of GGC, and then the Take Action: Rain Gardens sections which are Truly Inspiring! It is somewhat overwhelming right now, but I can really envision the tremendous possibilities for the near future.

I look forward to connecting with fellow Pennsylvanians who care about the environment to share concerns and ideas toward a natural beauty and CARE-fully planned water control feature in my yard. As I learn to navigate this Forum I hope to provide some "before" photos and descriptions of some of the problems that have been longstanding headaches.

I would sincerely appreciate any and all comments and suggestions regarding using the forum graciously and getting the project 'on' the ground.

Blessings in abundance, all the best,

Art in North Middleton TWP PA

Chris Bunn

Feb 19

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Art,

Good morning! Thanks so much for taking a minute to introduce yourself to us. We're so happy to have you here at our forum! I'd love to provide you with a few resources that might help you figure out what to do with your low-lying wet area. The easiest thing to do would be to begin planting out that area with water-loving native plants. The national wildlife federation has a great webpage on converting wet areas to wildlife habitat - you can check that out by clicking here! This post gives a few suggestions on what kinds of native plants thrive in wet areas. To view a wider selection of native plants that like wet areas, you can check out the DCNR brochures for "sunny, wet" areas and "shady, wet" areas. Finally, for more information on native plants, be sure to check out our native plants page by clicking here!

Please let us know if you have any more questions, and enjoy the forum!

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