Good News Hi everyone: wildflower transplanting event on October 17th, 2008 went very well -- a dozen volunteers from Ricoh-USA (offices in West Caldwell and Pine Brook) arrived to transplant more than 600 wildflower plugs. The weather cooperated, the volunteers worked very hard (fueled by donuts, coffee and lots of goodwill) and we got all the transplants into the ground and watered. Along the wood chip path are 40 staked, flagged and numbered sites. The plants plugs, which means good roots but little or no top growth. If you found one of the stakes you'll most likely not notice the plants. You'll see them throughout the summer and fall next year ..... In addition, there was time to continue clearing large rocks from the 1.5-acre former parking lot area, which we plan to seed next spring. The next day, Saturday, Emily , Virginia , and a newcomer, Susan arrived for more transplanting, this time about 100 purple coneflower and black-eyed susan divisons I had from another site. These will bloom next year as well I hope you get a few moments to go up to the meadow and check out the native prairie grasses, and associated wildlife (early morning or late in the day seem to be best). Next year, when these new wildflowers start blooming, the meadow will look even better! Theresa Trapp, Treasurer@HilltopConservancy.org