For the Yampa Valley Sustainability’s ReTree this year, the theme was wildlife and biodiversity, so you know I was excited to create this image!
Instead of planting cottonwoods along the Yampa River through Steamboat Springs, this time we went to the Nature Conservancy’s Carpenter Ranch near Hayden Colorado. It was a gorgeous fall day with a blue sky behind bright golden trees. There was a stretch where the bank of the river had been repaired and needed new trees. Hopefully these baby cottonwoods will grow tall and strong.
Silas Axtell, an artist friend was our tree planting coach!
In addition to family this year, there were lots of friends who came to plant trees! Here are two fantastic artist friends, Joanne Orce and Ann Feldman with me in the middle.
