[jshrack]

please read the grant...it breaks down the process into manageable sections and gives a time-frame and timeline for each. I would then contact your Facilities Coordinator to verify.

I wouldn't be surprised of ground breaking starts a week or two late, since otherwise we only have 3 weeks to collect all our supplies and get going. Thankfully, our real work is scheduled to be completed before the end of the year, this leaves us 5 months to finish up and work on finer details before our completion deadline.

Jon, please also consider that STANEK'S has offered to donate product to any PARKS FOUNDATION GRANT recipients. I think this is a donation we should definitely consider pursuing, for both Highbridge AND Downriver. I know that growing trees can be difficult but if we plant and protect some saplings they will protect us in the future. Shorter ground cover could also help reduce our erosion issues.

Jeff, you may consider asking Chris about the pulp trees the WSU extension campus has helped produce... I talked to his boss years back and he expressed their ability to grown from a sapling to a full grown tree in less than 5 years. Chris has been extremely helpful with our projects too!