2023 Volunteers keep at it to Improve the LM Boat Launch!

Early in December GBLC volunteers gathered up to begin to regrade and seed the boat launch area

Soil was donated and delivered by Ward's Nursery & Garden Center

The volunteer squad made quick work of installing coir logs to retain new soil, new soil was raked into place. . .

Then the fresh top soil was tamped and ....

. . . tamped some more to insure its stability, then seed was applied.

Finally, burlap was installed as an erosion cover.

As the sun began to set, the squad took on the relocation of a boulder to get ready for our next work session.

With rock bars in hand, the boulder was inched and nudges to be closer to the water.

It was great to welcome a new volunteer to help with this tricky move!

Carefully, and strategically the team coaxed the boulder to its new home,.

End result_ A new sitting space, and more green space has been made for boat lauch volunteers. The squad makes a plan to return in a week to complete the landscaping of this area.

A great squad of GBLC volunteers met up on a Saturday afternoon in Early December to continue work to improve this gateway area. Project leader, Dale Abrams was delighted to have such and industrious team to help accomplish this stage of work!

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