Blog Posts by jfred decker
Here are blogged musings from our volunteers. Depending on how you access this collection, it will include posts about a specific site or about general issues. Click on the title bar of a post in order to open it up.
Eco-Root Canals [Oak Woodlands]
Mon, 12 May 2008, 4:55pm, jfred decker said:
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DO NOT SHOW THIS TO YOUR DENTIST!
Lisa wields the new Very Big Root Ripper-Outer (cool name: “Extractigator”) on a very big Maytens root. The Maytens Tree can be absurdly aggressive when it has water, and this site in the Oak Woodlands, on a hill next to McLaren Lodge, is badly infested with it.
Tom stands by with an orange, Not-So-Big Root Ripper (“Weed Wrench”-?) off to the right while Bert and Patrick also extract Maytens roots.
This were an Heavy-Duty work party! No lack of drama, either.
Here, Bert waves a very large Maytens root he’s just extracted. Tom is apparently ready to run, while Rob stands ready for anti-invasive action with a forester’s axe (a.k.a. the “Pulaski”).
Weary root rippers take a well-deserved break. Calvin (far center) has been loading us up with break-time treats from Arizmendi and other local bakeries, so we really can’t complain about the food.
We can complain about the invasives, and we do ... and we’re doing something about them, too.
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Work Party on Casino Hill [Oak Woodlands]
Fri, 25 Apr 2008, 9:03pm, jfred decker said:
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Dylan, a gardener on the Natural Areas staff wields loppers against Ivy on the Southern point of Casino Hill. The well-attended work party got a very good start on rolling back an exceptionally dense Ivy infestation reaching all the way to the sandy open scrub on the peak.
This photo, courtesy of volunteer Teresa Lawler, looks down the steep hillside toward Bunny Meadow.
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