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Proposed Arboretum Time Line of Amherst State Park
October 2009:
Arboretum Volunteers plant 1500 narcissus and daffodil bulbs on slope for naturalizing.
July 2010:
Arboretum Volunteers plant 60+ native plants on slope.
September 2010:
Highway Parks Division establishes Front Wall Gardens.
October 2010:
Arboretum Volunteers plant 4,600 spring flowering bulbs in front wall gardens.
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2011
*Complete “Front Wall Gardens”
*Construct Veterans Memorial and new sidewalk.
*Begin backside of Wall Garden.
*Begin cleanup of landscape along existing sidewalk north of entrance drive.
*Complete planting of native species on slope.
∗Continue Japanese Knotweed Management Pilot Project
∗Assess existing flora at newly acquired property at 149 Reist Street
∗Continue planning and design of Orchard Restoration project
2012
*Plant “Flowering Tree Grove”.
*Plant Crab Apple trees in Triangle.
*Develop and plant gardens along new sidewalk.
*Begin Implementation of Orchard Restoration Project.
*Install informational/educational signage for Meadow and Wetlands Areas.
2013
*Continue Orchard Restoration
*Begin Ellicott Creek Stream Bank Stabilization Project.
*Install informational/educational signage.