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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nHere\u2019s an opportunity to roll up your sleeves and volunteer for a rewarding project that blends ecology and community spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You get to plant native perennial plants behind the Berkeley Springs Depot at the nature based stormwater control area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s happening Saturdays September 14 and September 21 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am and Thursdays September 12 and September 19 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plants you will be planting are native perennial, landscape-plugs that will be planted on hugel beds that were created from local topsoil and compost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s a hugel bed you might ask?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Don\u2019t let the abbreviation and acronym posers pull the hugel over your eyes.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hugel is short for h\u00fcgelkultur bed \u2013 pronounced \u201choo-gul-kulture.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s a raised garden bed made from organic materials and wood that’s built from the bottom up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The word h\u00fcgelkultur is German for hill culture or mound culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are transforming the former rail yard into a thriving habitat by planting native perennial plants,\u201d said Rebecca MacLeod, one of the organizers of the hugel planting. \u201cThis nature-based stormwater control area is designed to naturally remediate soil and improve local ecosystems. Your efforts will help enhance soil health, support native wildlife, and contribute to sustainable stormwater management.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you want to join in, you might want to bring along gardening trowels and garden gloves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet\u2019s come together to nurture our environment and create a beautiful, functional space at the Berkeley Springs Depot,\u201d MacLeod said. \u201cYour participation will make a significant difference in preserving and enhancing our local natural resources.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(For more information, you can contact Rebecca MacLeod at pendle35@gmail.com.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Are you passionate about nature and eager to make a positive environmental impact? Here\u2019s an opportunity to roll up your sleeves and volunteer for a rewarding project that blends ecology and community spirit. You get to plant native perennial plants … Continue reading