A22-Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 22, 1993 FFA’ers Help Repair ANDY ANDREWS But using tree planters, last Lancaster Faming Staff week more than 16 Pequea Valley RONKS (Lancaster Co.) FFA’ers literally pitched in and Johnny Applcseed had his chance planted bareroot dogwoods, pine, with his apple seed scattering of forsythia, willows, conifers, the hit-or-miss variety. apples, and cranapples alongside a Ish, Pa. Game Commission, plant trees. ...ssy . /grin jnn, Pequea Valley FFA sophomores, wade through a repaired streambed at the Amos L. and Elam F. Fisher farm near Ronks. A total v 7Vi acres are available for grazing at the ■ - Ppv were provided by the Fishers, and the wiring from Tipper Tye, which also supplied the recyclable plastic posts, according to Dean Brubaker, SCS, pictured here. Seven pad docks are under construction at the farm to help replenish the grasses that have endured heavy grazing. «yf <r X ' 'dto'' ' *%,#*. Streams That Feed Muddy Run jsser, Pequea Valley Junior, uses a tree transplanter to ready ground for tree species along the stream. strcambcd under repair. The special Building Our American Communities (BOAC) project, in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) and the Pennsylvania Game Com mission through the efforts of the Pequea-Mill Creek project, is part of overall repair work on a stream near Rt 340 in Ronks. The stream feeds the Muddy Run Creek, which in turn flows into the Mill Creek. During the past year, Pequea Valley FFA students contributed their time and efforts toward fenc ing the stream from dairy cattle on the Amos L. and Elam F. Fisher farm. Also, work was completed recently on streambed fencing on the Jacob B. Fisher farm nearby. There is at least a mile of fence installed on both sides, according to Clair Witwcr, FFA adviser. More than 30 students are involved, which is the FFA’s BOAC project. The FFA was approached by the conservation district and the Mill Creek project to donate labor and time to helping install the systems. “We do a lot of environmental studies, so this ties in pretty closely with what we work with,” said Witwer. The students also monitor stream water and complete various tests to see what effect the fencing * * ♦* ■* (Turn to Pag* A 23) ■■® r - Jbaker, v JS, right holds up recycled plastic posts while Terry Worall hammers them In. Dan Galsslngar, toft and Joal Hoovar, both aophomoraa at Paquaa Vallay, tnatall parmanant fanca posts at tha Jacob Fishar farm as part of tha apacial paddock project. S*. N*** '0 / *'< ' T / J Miiiimfifin''* < a Af ?/
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