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Tuesday, October 23, 2012 – Daily News Let the fall gardening begin River Discovery Center's two acre garden the recent cooler weather has spurred a flurry of activi- ty. The work in the garden continues to be accom- plished by a group of fan- tastic volunteers. Special to the DN At the Sacramento Spending some place between one hour and ten hours a week they have changed the appearance of the garden and have started to do some replanting. have come from stock in the garden, but working to replace some plants lost over the last few years the Center has purchased plants from California Native Plant Society members and Floral Native Nursery. New maps of the gar- dens are being created to help create different areas for different types of land- scape needs. The new ver- sion will have a variety of sections. One will feature, only local region, drought tolerant natives, meaning that once established, the plants should survive the summers using a miminal amount of water. Some of the new plants Masonic Lodge makes donation to PAL Board 3B The Masonic Lodge in Red Bluff made a $5,000 donation delivered by PAL Board Member Gary Kruzner to Board President CHP Officer Phillip Mackintosh. Also pictured from left are Ray Jacobs, John Minton, Don Atkins, Steve Whalen, Melissa Mendonca, Dan Flowerdew, Kyle Sanders, Rachel Alwag, Pep Roa and Rebecca Daricek. Special to the DN many different native species as possible. The plants original locale might be changing so we are going to see if we can help plants survive in warmer and/or cooler and drier conditions. It will be like a large science exper- iment. Another section will feature native plants and grasses that will need shade and water during the summer months. There will be section that will feature plants that are drought tolerant and deer resistant, but may not be native to this section of Northern California. "The garden has pro- duced some wonderful native grasses such as feather grass, maidenhair and deer grass," Volunteer Executive Director Bobie Hughes said. "We will have a good quantity of these to sell at the Fall Fest Plant Sale from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm on Nov. 3." With climate change a reality it is important that we work of preserve as investing the monies earned from the Plant Sale to expand the num- ber of species grown and we test to see about their ability to withstand our cold winters and hot sum- mers. The SRDC will be Greer's landscaping and one of the original garden workers, is helping the SRDC plan and install a new timed water system. Alsco Irrigation will be helping the SRDC with some donations of the much needed materials. "Starting with larger diameter piping and mod- ern emitters and sprayers the garden should be even more beautiful and take a lot less of the gardener‚s time," Greer said. "I will be happy to help people learn how develop a timed system as well as to do repairs with existing sys- tem." Bill Greer of Bill Greer has spent 25 years in the landscape business, in this area. " I will be happy to meet with anyone looking do convert to low water use landscaping," Greer said. "You can see my work in the front of the Pauline Davis pavilion at the Fairground." The SRDC is always looking for volunteers to help with the many pro- jects, including planting of wild flower seeds and propagating plants for the Watershed Plant Sale. The Center is at 1000 Sale Lane in the Mendo- WebbersCrafts & More • Antiques & Collectibles • We Do Consignments • Now on Facebook 650 Main St., Red Bluff Vendors Wanted Tues.-Fri. 10:30-5:30 530 528-2723 Sat. 11-3 • Closed Sun. & Mon. cino National Forest's Red Bluff Recreation Area. open Tuesday thru Satur- days from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Nov. 15. After that date the Center hours will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. To set up group visits call 527- 1196 or e-mail Bobie Hughes at bhughe1@tehamaed.orgo r visit the website: www.srdc.tehama.k12.ca. us. The Center will be Red Bluff, made a donation in the amount of $5,000 to the Tehama County Police Activities League. "The Tehama County Police Activities League (PAL) would like to recog- nize the incredible generosi- ty of the Masonic Lodge," PAL Board President and CHP Officer Phillip Mack- intosh said. "In our efforts to make a difference in the lives of our community's children, the assistance of community leaders like the Masonic Lodge is invalu- able. As President of the The Masonic Lodge, in THE Locally owned & operated 442 Walnut St., Red Bluff Stock up on Buy 2, Get 1 Free (free item is lowest price of the free ) ALL Christmas Boxed Cards 20% off Dayspring Boxed Cards! 530-527-7663 Monday-Friday 10-6 TATTOO FIRST LOVE We do Screen Printing! SCREEN TEES! MORE THAN JUST TATTOOS... 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