Figures 51 & 52   pictures of Whispering Woods

Figure 53   aspen in Whispering Woods

Figures 54 , 55 & 56   panoramic view of Whispering Woods

Prairie Amphitheatre

Figures 57 & 58   prairie amphitheatre in Whispering Woods, in construction

Figures 59 & 60   prairie amphitheatre in Whispering Woods

Figure 61   finished prairie amphitheatre in Whispering Woods

Stewardship

Bollard

Figures 62 & 63   pouring the concrete for the bollard; finished bollard

Figure 64   spray painting the bollard

Planting

Figures 65 & 66   planting trees and shrubs surrounding the prairie amphitheatre

Weeding

Weeding Thistles

Figures 67 & 68   community members picking thistles at a 'thistle pickin' party'

Figures 69 & 70   Rowan and Robin Cockett pulling the thistles out of Whispering Woods

Figures 71 & 72   some of the thistles taken out of Whispering Woods, ready for collection by The City of Calgary

Figures 73 & 74   the progress made by all the 'thistle pickin' parties', we will see if the thistles come back or not in following years

Weeding

Figures 75 & 76   community members weeding around the prairie amphitheatre

Figure 77   some of the weeds pulled up

Plants

Rough Fescue

Figure 78   rough fescue hummocks in Whispering Woods

Smooth Brome

Figures 79 & 80   brome patch in the southeast part of Whispering Woods

Creeping Thistle

Figures 81 & 82   creeping thistle monoculture in Whispering Woods

Figure 83   creeping thistle in Whispering Woods

Other Plants

Figures 84 & 85   prairie crocus, wild rose, and rough fescue; golden bean, Solomon's seal, rough fescue, wild rose, prairie                                            crocus (after blossoming)

Figure 86   prairie crocuses emerging out of rough fescue in early spring in Whispering Woods

Media

Figures 87 & 88   Global TV filming us planting trees around the prairie amphitheatre

Figure 89   interview with Global TV

Rowan

Figures 90 & 91   Rowan taking pictures of Whispering Woods

Figure 92   Rowan taking a GPS data reading

Other Pictures

Figures 93 & 94   braided pathway after June 2005 rainfalls

Figures 95 & 96   ant nest with smooth brome around it; path leading to the prairie amphitheatre

Figure 97   tire tracks in Whispering Woods, lead to the idea of the bollard