Ash trees that were grown under irrigation at Picture Butte, Alta., await planting. | Mary MacArthur photo
Photo Essay | Members of the Carmangay Lions Club in Carmangay, Alta. believed one of the reasons their campground was underused was lack of shade in the summer. With the help of the local horticulture society, the group is planting 32 ash and 135 lilac trees this year at the edge of the campground. | Mary MacArthur photos
Members of the Carmangay Lions Club in Carmangay, Alta. believed one of the reasons their campground was underused was lack of shade in the summer.
With the help of the local horticulture society, the group is planting 32 ash and 135 lilac trees this year at the edge of the campground. | Mary MacArthur photos
Chris Nichols, left, and Ron Svanes of Carmangay prepare a hole while Dan Greene delivers an ash tree. | Mary MacArthur photoThe tree is placed in its new home. | Mary MacArthur photoNichols and Svanes put the finishing touches on the new planting. | Mary MacArthur photoEric Matlock hooks up the drip irrigation at holes where the trees will be planted, while Carla de Jager fills in the irrigation trench. Few trees that were planted around the edge of the campground 15 years earlier survived because of a lack of irrigation. The village has donated the water for the project for a year to ensure the trees get a good start. | Mary MacArthur photo
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