2011: Bow River FFA Community Service Project: Carbon Cemetery
by
Quade Palm, Bow River FFA Reporter
by
Quade Palm, Bow River FFA Reporter
The Hanna Basin Museum and Carbon Cemetery Association would like to thank the Bow River FFA for their work at the Carbon Cemetery.
Amazing work provided by amazing young adults.
July, 2011
Page by Bob Leathers
Amazing work provided by amazing young adults.
July, 2011
Page by Bob Leathers
In July, 2011, the Bow River FFA Chapter began a community service project for the historic Carbon Cemetery. Chapter members gathered at the cemetery and planted 2 Black Hills Spruce trees and installed an irrigation system. The trees were planted to replace the old trees that had died in two burial plots. The irrigation system consists of a 400 gallon polyurethane water tank, which was hooked up to gravity fed drip lines. A chapter member refilled the tank about twice a week throughout the summer and fall to keep the trees watered.
In September, the Bow River FFA Chapter took their community service project to the classroom, building a sturdy pole walk-through gate in their Woodshop Class. On a windy, blustery day in November, chapter members again gathered at the Carbon Cemetery to erect the gate and winterize the newly planted trees. Students drained the drip lines and put elk fence around the trees to protect them from winter winds and wildlife. They also put up temporary snow fence on the east side of the cemetery to catch snow and minimize soil erosion from the winter winds.
These projects have been done in accordance with the Carbon Cemetery's Historic Preservation Plan. The walk through gate was recommended to allow access on foot, while the large drive through gate could be locked most of the year to discourage unnecessary vehicular traffic into the cemetery. The new gate is handicap accessible and vehicular access will still be available for cemetery functions and upon special request.
The Bow River FFA and the Carbon Cemetery Association hope to continue their cooperative efforts in the coming year to meet further objectives of the Carbon Cemetery Historic Preservation Plan.
In September, the Bow River FFA Chapter took their community service project to the classroom, building a sturdy pole walk-through gate in their Woodshop Class. On a windy, blustery day in November, chapter members again gathered at the Carbon Cemetery to erect the gate and winterize the newly planted trees. Students drained the drip lines and put elk fence around the trees to protect them from winter winds and wildlife. They also put up temporary snow fence on the east side of the cemetery to catch snow and minimize soil erosion from the winter winds.
These projects have been done in accordance with the Carbon Cemetery's Historic Preservation Plan. The walk through gate was recommended to allow access on foot, while the large drive through gate could be locked most of the year to discourage unnecessary vehicular traffic into the cemetery. The new gate is handicap accessible and vehicular access will still be available for cemetery functions and upon special request.
The Bow River FFA and the Carbon Cemetery Association hope to continue their cooperative efforts in the coming year to meet further objectives of the Carbon Cemetery Historic Preservation Plan.
Bow River FFA members participating were: Darby Bowen, Shelby Bowen, Landon Briggs, Austin Christopherson, Haley Clark, Brittany Dys, Jacob Ellis, Jon Ellis, Patrick Ellis, Logan Heward, Timothy Heward, Wyatt Houston, Maggie Johnson, Jacinda Leturgey, Quade Palm, Rylie Richardson, Chris Strauch and Jake Sutter. Chapter Advisor is Jason Hubbard. All students are pictured in the various pictures but not all students are pictured together in a single picture.
July 2011, FFA Chapter members planted two Black Hills Spruce trees and installed an irrigation system.
In the fall of 2011, the FFA students erect a gate and winterize the newly planted trees. They drained the drip lines and put elk fence around the trees to protect them from winter winds and wildlife. They also put up temporary snow fence on the east side of the cemetery to catch snow and minimize soil erosion from the winter winds.
