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Whitby Free Press, 6 May 1992, p. 11

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WIMMTY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6,1992, PAGE i The WityRotary .Club wants ýto 'right" mornme of the, %wrongs" don. toMother.Nature over tfime. The club is propoeing' an environmental prQject, at the southw.st corner of Rossand Rd. and Anderson St. In Whitby.-- >TMi club wanità to plant trees, abrubeý, flowers- in a, natural setting and the justilet the grow.'The idea is to give natufre a running s tart, then .let the. natural rocesses take, over, etg other'-Nature reassert hersef in the. Prige, Creek Valley. The end,, resuit will b. a natural, wooded area which will provide, an opportunity for local people to interact with nature. Rotariàns won't act alone ini the. prqject. The'Dunham Board of Education, Durham separte school hourd and the. Town are al worldng togther to realize the. The estimat.d cost.may reach giver f hihhe timor oaiongt wbe tusraprQecto Taiu. Rotaryiaenvirouentalan project will attempt> to show everyone, by example, how to re-e"stalii links'between Mother Nature and the average person. The -natural area wiil ho built with easy acces. ponts and walkways. It' will have an entrance idosk wth wood chip walkays leading through difrnt types of vegetation. he different types of -vegetation can ho explained as "ecological unitd" or ."plant associations." The public as well as, students can stroll through tii...ares. and ho informed 0f The. area islS intended as a place for passive recreation where people can just strol' and eigoy the, natural environment. As a- resuit 0f the. pre oct, a natural island or corridor cf gren will enter what is. now a sea 0f houa... TWs natural corridor 0f vegetation -wiII bring in wildlife and bird. as well as dlean ar. Students will alolearn about the. natural procos 0of, Mother Nature. Th.y wMl learn the. cycles of life, d.atii and energy by playin iitii...natural are. Ti.Durham public and A SCHNITZEL DINNER DATE rwith live entertainment ~'Saturday May 3Oth $1 .9 &Includes: So up, Schnitzel &Vegetables, Dessert & Coffee (Per, Person) N oe 209 Dundas, St. E., (at Green) Witby 668-8839 ZDANOWICZ FARtA- NOW OPEN! MOTHER'S DAY Flowering Baskets & Bedding Plants Hwy. 7 BROOKLIN NRdI.4ýr Tauntoan-d E8 S AJAX I-WY.2 N..W. CORNEF R T TAUNNtD eCORONATrioN RoAbs Cali 668-5509 for more information STUDENTS from Glen Dhu and Pringle Creek publiceschools help to plant trees at Rossland and Anderson, part of the Whitby. Rotary Club environmental project at the southwest corner of the intersection. Photo by PeterTomblin, Whltby Fr.. Prem separate school hourd are well on their way to developing programs to use the site as an outdoor classroom. Students 1trill learn what it taes..to ho proper stewards 0f the land.. Principles' 0f sustainable development and stewardship 0f the. land will ho .xplored courses in tii. outdooe lassroom. Students will study ecological principles, in clam. sud on site, through study and investigation. Study toams comprised of junior te, senior high .9chool level students will ho organized. The. téàme will study existing conditions,, prepare restoration plans aud plant the actual plante. ail. ths work and study wilI ho based on "ecolgia principles." Each spring a team 0 f students, teachers and Rotarians will plant trees based on plans prepared biy students and rgvaewed by 'professional land- sca lrchitect Henry Kortekaaus, of Kir ortekas. & Associates fInc. In future year students will study and monitor the. work of previous years and study ecological succession as - it progresss. They will be rsosble for prvidihng d diinlplsuting whre equired Every Week One Gn ýWmùs Your child could be the Olan AtOalis kidsf trnw inig rneiku MtOa ils kidsf te nwek g rn i u specialty. Once a week, a panel of indiepen dent judges selects one child to be our kid of the week. Each portrait taken at Otan Milis kids is entered in the kid of the week contest. Is your child the Otan Milis kid of the week? Theres only one way to find out. Schedule a portrait sitting today and take advantage of this speciat offer. e Wnning portrait is prominently displayed in our studio. e Free 16x20 Natural Color Portrait e Free kd of the week t-shirt and bumper sticker e Winner may-be chosen to appear in national advertlsing Natural-Color Portrait Special IBring this coupon to Otan Mitis kds where youi can get one 8x10 two 5x7's and eight wattet-sized portraits for only $14.95. You choose the props, backçgrounds and additlonal subjects are free. Aduits and familles wetcome. Not vatid wth any other olfer $149 Uimit one special pet family, pose our seletion. SOffer expires S/ 19/92. 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