José Martí MAST
Native Arboretum
José Martí MAST
Native Arboretum
Progress! But much more work to accomplish...
Native Grasses to plant, monitor, record, and harvest (seeds).
Initial Planting, May 2012
Maintenance, Sept 24 and Oct 4, 2012
Charles and Brandon planted a “rescued” green buttonwood in the northwest corner of the native forest on October 29, 2012
Formerly José Martí MAST “Native Forest” - and maybe one day it will again be known as a forest.
(By definition, a “forest” has more than 50% coverage by the tree canopy.)
After a very wet rainy season
October, 2013
And a rainy first work day for the year
October 3, 2013
Second work day for the year
October 11, 2013
Overgrown by weeds after a very rainy wet season during the summer of 2013
FWR recycling in Medley donated 100 cubic yards of mulch to our school
View from roof of Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy
February 2014