Here are Parks Naturalist Journal entries. To learn more about the program, from our top menu hover over “Volunteer” and click on “Stewardship Programs”
Date of volunteer work: 03/22/2016. Site Name: Errol Heights. Number of hours worked: 3. Species removed: Clematis, nightshade. Estimated percent cover before removal30,80. Approximate square feet of invasives removed100,400. Notes from my March visit. Nightshade was just leafing out and trees were bare, making it easy to spot. I mostly worked in the “island” on […]
Date of volunteer work: 04/23/2016. Site Name: Foster Floodplain. Number of hours worked: 2.25. Species removed: Scots Broom, Poison Hemlock. Estimated percent cover before removal?. Approximate square feet of invasives removed4 Scots broom plants, 12(?) poinson hemlock plants. Picked up a bag of garbage from the old bridge area and parking lot. I was able […]
Date of volunteer work: 04/13/2016. Site Name: k.bundy. Number of hours worked: 2.0. Species removed: eng ivy s.berry(dead stalks). Estimated percent cover before removal2-5% (15%s.berry stalks). Approximate square feet of invasives removed2% e.ivy (25% s.berry). Noted much work being done to remove holly in the entry area. Worked along path to So. of 2 lg. […]
Date of volunteer work: 04/08/2016. Site Name: Mitchell Creek. Number of hours worked: 2.5. Species removed: Armenian blackberry, foxglove. Estimated percent cover before removal15% (blackberry) <1% (foxglove). Approximate square feet of invasives removed50 sq ft (blackberry) 2 sq ft (foxglove). The first thing I noticed after arriving at Mitchell Creek was that someone had driven […]
Date of volunteer work: 03/31/2016. Site Name: Mitchell Creek Natural Area. Number of hours worked: 2. Species removed: Armenian blackberry, English ivy, foxglove. Estimated percent cover before removalblackberry = 10%; ivy = 3%, foxglove = .05%. Approximate square feet of invasives removedblackberry = 10 sq. ft.; ivy = 2 sq. ft.; foxglove = 1 sq. […]
