{"id":14133,"date":"2022-07-02T17:09:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T21:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/?p=14133"},"modified":"2023-04-10T12:43:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T16:43:53","slug":"an-oasis-in-the-great-lawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/an-oasis-in-the-great-lawn\/","title":{"rendered":"An Oasis in the Great Lawn"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14133\" class=\"elementor elementor-14133\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f00f088 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f00f088\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1a9d24\" data-id=\"d1a9d24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9773c9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9773c9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e50dfe5\" data-id=\"e50dfe5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da6e2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1da6e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Great Lawn is an acre of turf located between the Community Building and the Woodland Trails. Lawns are not noted for biological diversity, except that this one contains a rain garden some 40 ft in diameter designed, it&#8217;s my guess, as a catchment for rainstorm runoff from the extensive parking lots 100 ft to the South.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2de363b\" data-id=\"2de363b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f58b4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f58b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GoogleEarthGreatLawn3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQxODcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9mb3hnbG92ZXN5c3RlbXMuY29tXC9Qcm90b3R5cGVzXC9tbHJhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wN1wvR29vZ2xlRWFydGhHcmVhdExhd24zLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GoogleEarthGreatLawn3-768x504.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14187\" alt=\"Google Earth Great Lawn\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GoogleEarthGreatLawn3-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GoogleEarthGreatLawn3-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GoogleEarthGreatLawn3-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GoogleEarthGreatLawn3-1536x1009.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GoogleEarthGreatLawn3-2048x1345.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8601441 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8601441\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c1c87f\" data-id=\"1c1c87f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8386825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8386825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-2-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQxMzksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9mb3hnbG92ZXN5c3RlbXMuY29tXC9Qcm90b3R5cGVzXC9tbHJhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wN1wvRmlnLTItc2NhbGVkLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-2-768x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14139\" alt=\"Great Lawn Rain Garden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-2-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-2-2048x1359.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96786a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f96786a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The rain garden was home this week for golden daisies which, even from a distance, showed brilliant red centers. They thus differ from the completely yellow\u00a0<i>Lance-leaved Coreopsis<\/i>\u00a0that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/late-may-in-the-meadow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">once dominated our meadows<\/a>\u00a0and are now making a comeback.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-74937cc\" data-id=\"74937cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd37138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd37138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-3-sm.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQxNDksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9mb3hnbG92ZXN5c3RlbXMuY29tXC9Qcm90b3R5cGVzXC9tbHJhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wN1wvRmlnLTMtc20uanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-3-sm-768x744.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14149\" alt=\"Coreopsis in Great Meadow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-3-sm-768x744.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-3-sm-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-3-sm-1024x992.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-3-sm-1536x1488.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-3-sm.jpg 1614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f42a6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f42a6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These daisies are the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plains_coreopsis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plains Coreopsis<\/a>, aptly named\u00a0<i>C. tinctoria<\/i> for its brilliant red center. They are not native to South Jersey but are dominant throughout states to our west. They share with our local Coreopsis, dentate petals, slender stems and lance-like leaves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52139df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52139df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3850bb\" data-id=\"a3850bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-50e89b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50e89b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-863ed7d\" data-id=\"863ed7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4447db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4447db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-4.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQxNDAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9mb3hnbG92ZXN5c3RlbXMuY29tXC9Qcm90b3R5cGVzXC9tbHJhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wN1wvRmlnLTQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14140\" alt=\"Pearl Crescent butterfly on coreopsis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-4.jpg 735w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-4-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b713b07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b713b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naba.org\/chapters\/nabanj\/butterflies\/pearl_crescent.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pearl Crescent<\/a>\u00a0butterfly is nectaring on one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcb8a98\" data-id=\"dcb8a98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d52448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d52448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-5.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQxNDIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9mb3hnbG92ZXN5c3RlbXMuY29tXC9Qcm90b3R5cGVzXC9tbHJhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wN1wvRmlnLTUuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-5-768x723.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14142\" alt=\"Widow Skimmer dragonfly\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-5-768x723.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-5-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-5.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710102e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"710102e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDragonflies, in this case a female\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/capemaywildlife.com\/_templates\/dragongroup_skimmerssmall.html#Widow%20Skimmer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Widow\u00a0Skimmer<\/a>, display on stalks of ripened\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/early-spring-meadow-may-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheep Sorrel.<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3ec477\" data-id=\"e3ec477\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ca1f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5ca1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-6-a.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQxNzYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9mb3hnbG92ZXN5c3RlbXMuY29tXC9Qcm90b3R5cGVzXC9tbHJhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wN1wvRmlnLTYtYS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-6-a-768x791.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14176\" alt=\"Halloween Pennant\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-6-a-768x791.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-6-a-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-6-a-995x1024.jpg 995w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-6-a-1492x1536.jpg 1492w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fig-6-a.jpg 1905w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3a4ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da3a4ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A female\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/2591\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halloween Pennant<\/a>, recognizable by the unique gold venation on its wings, displays with abandon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8305bc2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8305bc2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2125da7\" data-id=\"2125da7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f9f7cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f9f7cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><i>Build an oasis &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Field_of_Dreams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and they will come<\/a>\u00a0!<\/i><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-085c001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"085c001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\u2014 Fred Kahan<span style=\"color: #888888;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Great Lawn is an acre of turf located between the Community Building and the Woodland Trails. 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