What’s That Weed?
Introduced Species: Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii) Characteristics: Butterfly bush is a weedy perennial shrub that grows up to 4 meters (12 ft) tall. The opposite, lance-shaped leaves are greyish-green on […]
Fish passage work continues in Mitchell Creek!
JCWC recently completed another fish passage project in Mitchell Creek, a cold water tributary to Kelley Creek near Pleasant Valley. Since 2015 we have been working to restore fish passage
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What’s That Weed?
Introduced species: Common Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum syn. Dipsacus sylvestris) Characteristics: Common teasel is a weedy biennial. First-year growth is a rosette of ovoid (when younger) to oblong leaves with a
What Will the Bugs Say?
When restoration projects happen, there are many ways to judge whether or not they’ve been successful: Did what was built match the design? Is a fish passage barrier resolved? Are
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What’s That Weed?
Introduced species: Spotted jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) Description: A far more common non-native Impatiens species than last month’s feature, spotted jewelweed is–as one might expect from a congener–similar in some respects,