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48 THE RURAL VOICE
expected to take part in this new
exhibit.
A Sweet American Chestnut
orchard has been established as part
of the Sally's Creek Restoration
Project. Sally's Creek is an Ontario
Federation of Anglers and Hunters
(OFAH) interactive erosion control
and habitat improvement site, and the
OFAH will be providing tours of the
site during the show. The watershed
project exists to demonstrate
conservation techniques, and the
plantation of new American chestnut
trees fit right into the theme.
The trees were planted this May
by Russ Piper of the Ontario
Federation of Anglers and Hunters
and co-ordinator of Sally's Creek,
with seedlings provided by the
Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement
Association. According to Piper, the
trees are now twice their size since
planting. Three of the ten original
trees were lost due to the unusually
dry conditions in Southwestern
Ontario this summer, in spite of
Piper's efforts at keeping the soil
moist, but he is satisfied with the
progress of the survivors.
"They're coming up really well,"
said Piper. "I think they are here to
stay."
The American chestnut tree
carries the "threatened" status
because of a chestnut blight
introduced accidentally by Chinese
chestnuts brought into the U.S.
before the implementation of
quarantine laws. The blight was
initially found on American chestnut
trees in New York City at the Bronx
Zoo. The chestnut blight entered
Ontario at Niagara in the early 1920s
and by the 1940s virtually all of the
two million American chestnut trees
estimated to live in Southern Ontario
were dead or dying.
Aside from the tree project, there
are many other features of Sally's
Creek that are of interest to
conservationists. The watershed
project is essential for those wishing
to curb soil erosion. As with most
elements of of the Outdoor Farm
Show, watershed tours include a
"how-to" approach. The entire tour
includes signage describing how the
many watershed structures were
created, and staff will be on hand to
answer questions. Stream banks have
been stabilized using root wads,