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By Lyt Wood
Special to the Rappahannock News
This year’s nature camp activities will include a series of forestry and nature classes for adults. I have received many requests for these classes.
Let me know if you are interested! Your responses will determine which classes will be offered. Most of the classes will be held on Saturdays and/or Sundays, preceded by Friday evening lectures.
The first event scheduled for March 22-24 will be “Tree Care and the Art of Pruning.” This class has been popular in the past, both locally and at the Virginia State Arboretum.
We will focus on the artistic and practical aspects of tree pruning:
When is pruning necessary or beneficial? What tools are best? How can we recognize a good pruning job when done by a professional? We will spend lots of time in an orchard pruning apple trees, and look at many ornamental trees to evaluate their condition. There will also be a demonstration of pruning a large tree.
I believe that participants will come away with a greater respect for trees as living, breathing beings. They respond to wounds (pruning cuts are wounds) in fascinating ways. Trees do not “heal” their wounds like animals or human beings, but live, in a way, with the effects of their injuries for the rest of their lives.
Other events planned for later this spring are as follows. Most of them will be for a fee and will require pre-registration. Some of the lectures and hikes will be free.
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