These 4-H volunteers sow seeds by hand for the wildlife food plots.
A shot of the group after the planting was done, thanks guys!
The local 4-H club recently volunteered to help out the park by planting soybeans and browntop millet in 3 seperate food plots. These plots will help the large population of deer that live inside the borders of Lake D’arbonne State Park. All 3 plots measure out to approximately 5,875 square feet or roughly 1/8th of an acre. They will also include an “exclusion zone” in each plot that will prevent any wildlife from feeding in a small area. This area is usually 1 foot square and will be used at the end of the summer to estimate how much food each plot provided over its life cycle. The 4-H club volunteered over 30 man hours of time during their busy spring break to contribute in a postive way to the park wildlife. I would like to personally thank all the kids involved and especially the group leaders Charles and Melissa Rhodes. I would also like to thank Mrs. Carol Remy the Union Parish Extension Agent and last but not least Mr. Jason Holmes who is our County Agent and helped with our questions about what to plant and how to read those confusing soil sample results! Thanks so much guys and we look forward to working more with you in the future! I will provide updates periodically to let everyone know how the plots are doing and try to get some pictures of the deer!
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