Cap Sauers Holding Saturday July 20
We worked on summer weeds not far from the site of the old Visitation Boys Camp, with a mild sense of paranoia upon hearing margaret's warning of foundations and pits we might stumble across, including toliet pits. Yeah, that got my attention.
Lots of Canada thistle is found here and we beheaded them with great fervor. We also saw how well the native prairie thistle, Cirsium discolor, is rebounding in the same area.
Black Partridge Woods Sunday July 21
Sunday I joined John Marlin for more weed assaults. I deadheaded teasel in an old pasture while he sprayed Melilotus nearby. After an hour we switched locations, crossing Bluff Road to the nature preserve side for a walk that was more scouting than actual weed removal.
We made our way to a stretch above the creek where the Atrium Landscape crew thinned trees last year; it's recovering nicely, with numerous forbs loving the extra sunlight and filling in places that once were less rich with growth. Very nice!
We worked on summer weeds not far from the site of the old Visitation Boys Camp, with a mild sense of paranoia upon hearing margaret's warning of foundations and pits we might stumble across, including toliet pits. Yeah, that got my attention.
Lots of Canada thistle is found here and we beheaded them with great fervor. We also saw how well the native prairie thistle, Cirsium discolor, is rebounding in the same area.
Black Partridge Woods Sunday July 21
Sunday I joined John Marlin for more weed assaults. I deadheaded teasel in an old pasture while he sprayed Melilotus nearby. After an hour we switched locations, crossing Bluff Road to the nature preserve side for a walk that was more scouting than actual weed removal.
We made our way to a stretch above the creek where the Atrium Landscape crew thinned trees last year; it's recovering nicely, with numerous forbs loving the extra sunlight and filling in places that once were less rich with growth. Very nice!
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