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» r ► # •r4*t'*'4i * • ■v.p-• • •.. :■:* »* fj.# •»■h*k:%vXmhI:«f■X•XV.W.VV.’W'/,A45?•V.V1*1*1A'/y.yw/.'ttys*;*?.PAVPF ;*:•lt;lt; iiii.irM■tf:ft#:MOON TREE SITE. The site where the Moon Tree’ will be planted in Friendship Park has been prepared by Ranger Finley Amos of FernwpodForest. Amos (left), is shown preparing the ground with Kim West (kneeling) and Rick Matthews of the Youth Conservation Corps and DonaldRaun, assistant ranger. The moon tree will be planted at formal ceremonies Thursday,July 29, at6 p.m.Moon Tree Site ReadyA site in Friendship Park has been prepared for the planting of Jefferson County’s “Moon Tree” at 6 p.m. Thursday, July29.The site, located on a knoll overlooking the park lake, hasbeen prepared by Ranger Finley Amos, Assistant Ranger Donald Boun and two members of the Youth Conservation Corps.Dr. A. Eileen Cozart, coordinator of bicentennial activities in Jefferson County, will be in charge of the planting ceremonies.Amos and his corps members cleared the planting area of stones and litter, filled the planting site with soil suitable for the tree and landscaped the area.Security Steps The next step will be security measures to protect the seedling, one of only four assigned to Ohio. A dome-like expanded steel structure will be erected over the seedling and the area will be enclosed with a seven-foot chain link fence.Amos is convinced that the seedling could survive a hard winter in the park, but plans call for returning it to a nursery in Marietta in early fall. It will be planted permanently at the park next spring.The seedling was grown fromseeds carried aboard Apollo 14on its 1971 moon flight. One tree each was consigned to cities of Columbus, Cincinnati, Marietta and to Jefferson County.Made Trip To Moon The tree seeds were included in the Apollo 14 mission to study the effects of prolonged weightlessness on the germination and growth of tree seeds.The moon seedlings are being planted as part of America’sbicentennial celebration..The moon tree site is located near the No. 1 picnic shelter at the 1,150-acre park, which has been under development for more than a decade. The land was consigned to the county by Consol Coal.Three Major GoalsThe YCC, which helped with the site preparation is a nationwide federal and state program with three major goals to accomplish much needed conservation work on public lands; to provide gainful employment to 15-through-18 males and females and to develop in the corps members an understanding and appreciation of our nation’s natural environment and heritage.This is the second year a YCC camp has been held at Fern-wood, according to Amos.
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Herald Star
Steubenville, Ohio, US
Sun, Jul 25, 1976
Page 20
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