Planting the Common Gardens
truck forest
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a flight of spruce
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measuring initial heights
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up with the radio towers on top of Mt. Mansfield
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not a bad view from Brittany's high-elevation garden
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digging, then filling in, 1,098 holes for the new poplar garden
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toiling in the sun
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our mobile watering system
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Building the Spruce Common Garden
12,000 pounds of soil arrive in a truck
raking
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clamping
jury-rigging
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drilling
whacking
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a pile of lumber turned into these
Vermontian gothic
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a lot more raking
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stomping
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all done!
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Spruce Collecting and Planting
aiming a slingshot to shoot a line over a cone-bearing branch, haul up a saw-toothed chain and saw it down
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selecting a germinated seed
seeds germinated in petri dishes
each seedling has a unique barcode
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surveying the 10,000
the final seedling is planted!
seedlings are in the greenhouse until spring
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Lab Outings
cross-country skiing in Craftsbury
on top of Mt. Mansfield
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lab barbecue at Oakledge Park with partners and friends
snack break
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