SAVE MAUMEE’S SIMPLE GOAL:
One side of ALL 2,500 miles of Allen County ditches and streams should be left naturalized with native trees and vegetation. The other side should be used as an easement to make way for equipment to keep the drainage flowing and “dip the ditch” when it becomes clogged with tree debris or fills up with sediment on the most easily accessible – to a truck – side. Supporting articles HERE: https://savemaumee.org/ditch-easements-need-vegetation/
Of course we all understand that sometimes large problematic trees need to be removed OR both sides of a ditch needs to be cleared; but this is the EXCEPTION, NOT the RULE. This is common sense. PLEASE SUPPORT ONE SIDE for nature and ONE SIDE for easy access to clear debris from ditches. DO NOT SUPPORT BOTH SIDES BEING REMOVED ON DITCH BANKS. Why is this an issue? CLICK HERE
What is native vegetation?
How does planting trees and grasses help to improve water quality?
Who supports planting vegetation on streambanks?
What types of trees does Save Maumee plant?
What did you collect at Save Maumee’s last Seed Harvest event?
What is the difference between native, invasive, naturalized & exotic plants?
Why support selective removal of plants and trees?
Resources of plant and grasses identification:
* Regional USDA/NRCS plants, Extensive Resource
* Philly Water Department Plant ID
What does Save Maumee plant on public riverbanks & floodways?
| Grasses ~ |
Big Bluestem |
| Carex bicknellii | Bicknell’s Sedge |
| Elymus canadensis | Canada Wild Rye |
| Panicum virgatum | Swtich Grass |
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem |
| Sorghastrum nutans | Indian Grass |
| Sporobolus heterolepis | Prairie Dropseed |
| Scripus cyperinus | Wool Grass |
| Forbs ~ | |
| Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly Milkweed |
| Aster laevis | Smooth Blue Aster |
| Aster novae-angliae | New England Aster |
| Baptisia leucantha | White Wild Indigo |
| Coreopsis lanceolata | Sand Coreopsis |
| Coreopsis tripteris | Tall Coreopsis |
| Echinacea pallida | Pale Purple Coneflower |
| Echinaceae purpurea | Purple Coneflower |
| Eryngium yuccifolium | Rattlesnake Master |
| Gentiana andrewsii | Fringe-top Bottle Gentian |
| Helianthus mollis | Downy Sunflower |
| Heliopsis helianthoides | False Sunflower |
| Liatris scariosa nieuwlandii | Savanna Blazingstar |
| Liatris spicata | Spiked Gayfeather |
| Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot |
| Parthenium integrifolium | Wild Quinine |
| Penstemon digitalis | Foxglove Beard Tongue |
| Pycnanthemum virginianum | Mountain Mint |
| Ratibida pinnata | Yellow Coneflower |
| Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan |
| Senna hebecarpa | Wild Senna |
| Silphium integrifolium | Rosin Weed |
| Silphium laciniatum | Compass Plant |
| Silphium terebinthinaceum | Prairie Dock |
| Solidago nemoralis | Gray Goldenrod |
| Solidago rigida | Stiff Goldenrod |
| Tradescantia ohiensis | Ohio Spiderwort |
| Verbena stricta | Hoary Vervain |
| Vernonia gigantea | Tall Ironweed |
| Veronicastrum virginicum | Culver’s Root |
| Zizia aurea | Golden Alexanders |
SAND TOLERANT (below)
TREES
*Acer negundo (Boxelder) – native prolific on riverbanks, we do not add
*Acer saccharinum (Silver Maple) – native prolific on riverbanks, we do not add
*Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
*Fraxinus americana (White Ash)
*Ostrya virginiana (Hop Hornbeam)
*Cercis canadensis (Redbud)
Shrubs
*Staphylea trifolia (Bladdernut)
*Sambucus canadensis (Elderberry)
*Hamamelis virginiana (Witch-hazel)
Grasses
*Elymus virginicus (Virginia Wild Rye)
*Elymus riparius (Riverbank Wild Rye)
*Leersia virginica (White grass)
*Diarrhena americana (Beak grass)
*Hystrix patula (Bottlebrush Grass)
COMPREHENSIVE TREES FOR SITEForbs
*Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem)
*Eupatorium rugosum (White snakeroot)
*Rudbeckia laciniata (Cut-leaf Coneflower)
*Aster lateriflorus (Side-flowering aster)
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Collected at 10th Annual Seed Harvest ~ October 7, 2017
- CUP PLANT (Silphium perfoliatum)
- Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
- BLACK EYED SUSAN (Rudbeckia hirta)
- Joe-Pye-Weed (Eutrochium maculatum)
- ROSINWEED (Silphium Integrifolium)
- Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum)
- BEE BALM (Monarda fistlosa)
- Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)
- SAWTOOTH SUNFLOWER (Helianthus grosseserratus)
- Fox Glove Beardstongue (Penstemon digitalis)
- SMARTWEED (Polygonum spp.)
- Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardil)
- Little Blue Stem
- Turkey Foot Grass – (Tripsacum dactyloides)
- Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans)
- CANADA WILD RYE (Elymus canadensis)
- Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
- Grey Coneflower
- Water Plantain (Alisma subcordatum)
- Blue Joint Grass (canadensis
- False Sunflower
- False Boneset (brickellia eupatorioides)
- White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)
- New England Aster
- Smooth Aster
- Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus)
- Verbina hastata
- Anise (Pinpinella anisum)
- Monarda/Bergamot
- Button Bush
- Common Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
- Wild Senna (Cassia hebecarpa)
- Prairie Dock
- Echinaecia
- Summac
- Brickles Sedge
- Wool Grass (Scripus cyperinus)
- Asa’s Gray Sedge (Carex grayi)
- Meadow Sedge (Carex granularis)
- Crested Sedge (Carex cristatella)
- Yarrow
- We also collected from Plant Happiness ~ Nodding Pink Onion (Allium cernuum), Rattlesnake Master, New England Aster, Monkey Flower,
CLICK TO SEE OUR PROGRESS FROM OUR 2015 HARVEST!
What did we collect for SMGO Seed Harvest in 2014 and plant on riverbanks in 2015?
Special thanks to Little River Wetland Project for letting us use their preserve to move their seed to all of our rivers.
- CUP PLANT (Silphium perfoliatum)
- Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
- BLACK EYED SUSAN (Rudbeckia hirta)
- Joe-Pye-Weed (Eutrochium maculatum)
- ROSINWEED (Silphium Integrifolium)
- Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum)
- BEE BALM (Monarda fistlosa)
- Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)
- SAWTOOTH SUNFLOWER (Helianthus grosseserratus)
- Fox Glove Beardstongue (Penstemon digitalis)
- SMARTWEED (Polygonum spp.)
- Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardil)
- Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans)
- CANADA WILD RYE (Elymus canadensis)
- Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
Marsh Mallow was also collected from our Canoe Clean-Up in September 2014
What are these seeds, trees and plants value?
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FULL LIST OF PLANTS/VALUE via Heartland Restoration/Earth Source
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2011 Official Stats for Save Maumee,
Fox Island Seed Harvest October 24th
In 2012 we had approval to pluck our seed at Little River Wetlands Project at Eagle Marsh to give Fox Island’s plant life a rest for a few years!
Trying to group them as to ideal planting. This is an ESTIMATE of prices and harvest weight!
River’s Edge
Monarda/Bergamot 2lbs – split between full sun & river’s edge. $352/lb = $704
Under Erosion Control Mats
Blend of many seeds…approximately 2lb mixture so approximately = $45
Big Blue Stem $12/lb
Indian Grass $8/lb
Canada Rye $14/lb
Annual Barley
Indian Grass $8/lb
Prairie Drop Seed $18/oz = 1 oz collected – $18
Switchgrass $2/oz
Full Shade
Grey Golden Rod $450/lb we collected 4lbs – $1,800
Understory
New England Aster 2.25 lbs – $21/oz = $739
Black Eyed Susan’s (wet shade & understory) 2lbs – $6/oz = $192
Grey Headed Coneflower –105/lb 7 oz – (4 oz full sun/3oz ) = $200
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Full Sun/Open Field
Iron Weed $225/lb – we collected 2 lbs = $450
Primerose $5/oz we collected 1 lb = $80
Milkweed 1.5lbs $108/lb – $148
Prairie Dock – 2oz collected – 18/oz = $36
Sweet Clover (to fix nitrogen)
Mountain Mint 1 lb $43/oz = $688
Woods Edge
Dogwood Berries – $36-50/lb
Yarrow – 1oz – $2/oz = $2
(some Grey Headed Cone Flower & Aster as well)
Ground Cherry – 100 seeds
Elymus Canadensis (shade)
Wet Area
Ohio Buckeye’s
Oak Tree Acorns (Oak Nuts) 20 lbs
WHERE TO PLANT?:
Echinacea 1oz
Penstemon (beardtongue) – 2 oz
Senna Hebecarpa 1oz
Joe Pye Weed – $36/oz 1 oz collected = $36
___________PLANTED ON EARTH DAY 2011_____________
Big Bluestem: $12/LB Save Maumee approx. 10lbs = $120
Canada Wild Rye: $14/LB Save Maumee approx. 5lbs = $70
Indian Grass: $8/LB Save Maumee approx. 2lbs = $16
Tall Iron Weed: $225/LB Save Maumee approx. 5lbs = $1,125
Wild Bergamot: $352/LB Save Maumee approx. 2lbs = $704
Purple Coneflower $105/LB Save Maumee approx. 2lbs = $210
Common Milkweed: $7/oz, $108/LB Save Maumee approx. 15 ounces = $105
Switchgrass: $2/oz Save Maumee approx. 6 ounces = $12
Prairie Dropseed: $18/oz Save Maumee approx 6 ounces = $108
*Yarrow – 12 ounces
*Common Evening Primrose – 6 ounces
*Prairie Dropseed – 6 ounces
Mountain Mint: $43/oz Save Maumee approx. 2 oz = $86
Dogwood Berries: $36-50/lb Save Maumee approx. 2.5 lbs = $100
Evening Primrose:$5/oz Save Maumee collected approx. 1oz = $ 5
Joe Pye Weed: $36/oz Save Maumee approx. 7 grams = $3
Fox Glove: $10/oz Save Maumee approx. 1oz = $ 10
Nodding Onion: $22.50/oz Save Maumee approx. 7grams = $ 10.
So how much is all of this worth in $ saved by plucking it ourselves?
Approximately: $2,470 WORTH OF SEED collected in 2010!
Approximately $ 2,718 worth of seed collected in 2011
What does Sediment & Erosion Control look like?
Common Milkweed is always harvested ~ Monarch Butterflies need this…Why?
* Milkweed contains a chemical called cardenolides – a form of a steroid that is a cardiac-arrester (stops the heart). (Different species of Milkweed have different concentrations)
When a Monarch caterpillar eats the leaves from the Milkweed it ingests the cardenolides that makes them toxic to many vertebrate predators. For example if a bird ate a Monarch butterfly of caterpillar it would throw up. (Birds know this)
Research has found that Monarchs have high levels of this steroid from having eaten Milkweed so they are much less susceptible to being predated by birds and mice! Great way to keep the ‘bad guys’ away eh?…We will keep collecting it!