Volunteers needed to plant Sankey Park wetland area

Volunteers are needed Thursday and Friday, Feb. 4 and 5, to plant some 2,100 shrubs and trees along Ames Creek at Sankey Park, behind the Boys & Girls Club.

The project will involve planting native species on three acres of wetland along the creek just north of Weddle Bridge.  These plants will attract native pollinator species, slowing the rate of erosion along the creek, and provide habitat for local animal life, including invertebrates and aquatic…