On June 13, by invitation from the Tryon Garden Club, Cooper Riis joined the Pacolet Area Conservancy (PAC) to help rescue native plants from a N.C. Department of Transportation right-of-way scheduled for clearing later this year.
The group from Cooper Riis arrived at the site bright and early to join PAC in the rescue efforts.
PAC land protection specialist Pam Torlina greeted the group and explained the intentions and goals of the project, where the right-of-way area was, pointed out the plant species that needed rescuing and gave a brief explanation about helpful digging techniques.
The group wasted no time and went right to work digging up plants for rescue.
After a couple of hours rescuing native plants, the group from Cooper Riis was invited to visit the nearby Pearson’s Falls and enjoyed a peaceful picnic after a hard morning of rescuing native plants.
For more information about how you can help save native plants or for information about PAC and/or voluntary conservation easements, visit the PAC office at 850 N. Trade St. (Hwy. 176), contact PAC at 828-859-5060, or e-mail info@pacolet.org.
– article submitted by Pam Torlina