Photo of the Week: Native Plants at Belle Isle State Park

A blue and white horizontal banner with the words Protect the Plants, Please stay on the path, Native plants at work, with the blue water of the Detroit River in the background along with several tall brick buildings on the far side of the river.

When I went birding at Belle Isle State Park this weekend, I found black fabric lining the shoreline as a type of fence around a majority of the park.

I didn’t know what it was, so I stopped at the Nature Center to ask the staff.

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Photo of the Week: Seed Libraries

A black drawer is open with two rows of index cards divided with orange tabs naming the type of plant, along with dividers for specific plant varieties for tomatoes, tomatillos, and more.

Folks of a certain age might quickly recognize the card dividers and look from today’s photo of the week.

It’s a drawer from the Westland Public Library Seed Library, where anyone can borrow seeds provided from community members.

Yes, it looks like a library card catalog.

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