Winter 2001

Beth Jarvis (left), plant propagation specialist for the MCCD, prepares to release a symbolic bouquet of mixed prairie wildflowers into the newly opened channel.

"Blue honors the men and women who channelized the creek 50 years ago and used its waters to make productive farms and raise families," said Ed Collins, who directed the project with colleague Brad Woodson. "Mixed flowers are for the many partners that made this project possible. Orange carries the aspirations of the Natural Resource Management Department who worked on the stream for not only the Nippersink but for other Midwestern streams that can benefit from restoration. White for the generations to come who will enjoy the stream and build their own memories upon its banks."