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Update on recent activity - May 4, 2018
We have been doing regular trail work and it looks really good but this morning's walk brought some heartbreak. Someone rode a bicycle into the canyon (not permitted) and did not stay on the trail. They went off and over flowers and other vegetation. I naturalized the tracks as best as I could, but it was frustrating to say the least, when hours and hours of work can be undone so easily by one person.
We have been placing more "slash", (big branches and other brush), so folks are encouraged to stay on the trail. Because of those efforts, the wildflowers are blooming like crazy in places that used to get compacted by footsteps.
I am going to try to restart volunteer work parties. There is a lot of weeding that needs to be done around the parking lot and the trail and steps adjacent to the lot. So stay tuned.
We have been doing regular trail work and it looks really good but this morning's walk brought some heartbreak. Someone rode a bicycle into the canyon (not permitted) and did not stay on the trail. They went off and over flowers and other vegetation. I naturalized the tracks as best as I could, but it was frustrating to say the least, when hours and hours of work can be undone so easily by one person.
We have been placing more "slash", (big branches and other brush), so folks are encouraged to stay on the trail. Because of those efforts, the wildflowers are blooming like crazy in places that used to get compacted by footsteps.
I am going to try to restart volunteer work parties. There is a lot of weeding that needs to be done around the parking lot and the trail and steps adjacent to the lot. So stay tuned.
Enjoy these photos from our March, 2016 work party. A fence was built and a huge tire
was removed from the beach area near the parking area.
was removed from the beach area near the parking area.
Beavers, our best friends!
What's the deal with beavers?
Some people get concerned when they see beaver-downed trees. Tell them not to worry! Beavers are so vitally important to a healthy environment that they are being reintroduced in suitable areas as a way to heal the planet from climate change. We cage front county cottonwoods and let the beavers work their magic elsewhere. Check out this great article by Mary O'Brien for more information about our best friends.
Some people get concerned when they see beaver-downed trees. Tell them not to worry! Beavers are so vitally important to a healthy environment that they are being reintroduced in suitable areas as a way to heal the planet from climate change. We cage front county cottonwoods and let the beavers work their magic elsewhere. Check out this great article by Mary O'Brien for more information about our best friends.
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Ravenna grass
(Saccharum ravennae) is a tall, dramatic bunchgrass that was introduced from Eurasia and threatens wetlands and riparian corridors in the desert southwest. This plant is highly invasive and competitive; it produces hundreds of thousands of seeds that are wind and water dispersed and germinate quickly and easily in a variety of soil and canopy conditions. Click here for an informative flyer on Ravenna Grass |
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