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Good things growing at Jim Blair Community Recreation Center 30 native trees are going in at Blair Park, and there's a reason behind each one. The Adair Garden Club is happy to explain the chain of good events that each tree begins. By Alicia Bosela This spring the Adair County Garden Club will assist in the planting of 30 trees at the Jim Blair Community Recreation Center. The reasons for this are varied. Some Black Locust will be planted west of the baseball field to help stabilize soil and suspend erosion. Along the north western edge of the property, some Hazelnut bushes will create edge habitat ideal for birds and other wildlife. Shumard Oak will be placed along the track and parking lot to offer shade in the years to come. "Gardening is a conversation with time" is a nifty quote. If that is so, this conversation of trees so to speak will lead to children having a better chance to see some of the beautiful Kentucky birds in the area-killdeer, meadowlark, bluebirds, wrens, kestrels and many more. It might be said that the shade for the cars is a wonderful improvement. This shade will shield the car exhaust from exposure to the sun near the children. Car exhaust exposed to the sun creates ground-level ozone, aka smog. This is particularly hazardous to the elderly, the young and to those with COPD, bronchitis and asthma. Shade will also help more people participate in walking around the track, even when the temperature climbs. Trees help moderate the local climate and hold moisture in the area, so droughty times won't be quite so dry. The oak trees especially will be bird feeders. Over 500 species of insect can feed on the foliage of an oak tree. Baby birds need insects, not seeds, when they are reared due to the fact that insects such as caterpillars are soft, high in protein, fats and vitamins. Did you know that about 80% of a hummingbird's diet consists of insects? Adding plants from Kentucky returns the spirit of the place. Over 90% of Kentucky was originally forest. Children raised in Columbia get to know what trees from Columbia look like. That may sound strange, but stranger still are Bradford Pear, shrubby honeysuckle, Japanese honeysuckle and Kousa dogwood. These are from Asia and, for the most part, do not provide food for naturally occurring insects, among other drawbacks. By returning native woody plants, we provide the groceries greatly needed by our insects which in turn are greatly needed by our birds. Jim Blair Park has started a great conversation, to be continued well into the future. This story was posted on 2018-03-06 09:15:19
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