The Starke County Forest is responding well to a recent timber harvest. Forester Bruce Wakeland told the Starke County Park Board last week there’s been a good amount of natural regeneration, according to County Attorney Marty Lucas. That’s preferable to planting new trees, when it comes to the forest’s management.
Lucas says Wakeland also reported that the native plant garden that was installed in the middle of the parking loop last year is also doing very well, and it’s been fairly low maintenance. Going forward, improved signage will soon be installed to help guide visitors to the forest’s main entrance, according to park board member and highway superintendent Rik Ritzler.
