Community members help plant 1,000 plants near Holmesville

HOLMESVILLE – Volunteers recently helped plant 1,000 wetland-friendly plants at a local property owner’s wetland project near Holmesville.

The planting at the Oakes family property took place Monday, Sept. 22.

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Members of the Goderich Lions Club, local residents and a retiree from Ducks Unlimited Canada were among the volunteers who took part. Also planting native species of plants at the wetland restoration were staff from the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority, the Maitland Conservation Authority, the County of Huron and the Huron Stewardship Council.

“We are going to plant about 1,000 plants,” Rachel White, a stewardship co-ordinator with the Huron Stewardship Council, said at the planting event. “These will help diversify the wetland, help wildlife and filter