Walkers who enjoy wandering along the trails on the Adawehi Campus could not miss the effects of July flooding along White Oak Creek tributaries — downed trees, plants washed to new homes, parts of trails rerouted — nature’s surprise landscape revisions.

Similarly, Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE), was hit hard by the excessive rain, resulting in severe damage to creek crossings, such as those under Steeplechase tracks, as well as a great deal of internal road damage.

Naturally, when trees were toppled and pathways were restricted, the land support teams immediately went into action to restore safety, function and beauty at Adawehi.

This meant plant rearranging of damaged flower beds and thinning of saved plants. Adawehi found there were plants to share.