McMahon Woods & Fen Saturday April 27
This was our last brush-cutting day of spring - we'll devote the next few months to take control of various weeds and pick up the loppers and bowsaws come September. A brisk southwest wind made fire-starting easy despite damp ground, and we cleared a very impressive patch of McMahon's infamous wall of brush.
We again had two chainsaws going, and one gas brush cutter, meaning lots of cut brush to load on the fire. While our work area is very scrappy, we saw numerous violets, phlox, buttercups, and gooseberry which were encouraging.
Swallow Cliff Woods South Sunday April 28
Twelve hours before starting time it looked like weather would cancel our activity. Overnight, the problematic weather system apparently broke up while still a hundred miles to our west, leaving us with clear skies and damp ground again making the garlic mustard easier to uproot.
Uproot it we did, with our small group filling multiple bags and dumping it all onto a compost pile. We worked close to the parking lot and were quite impressed by the numerous native species blooming in an area that just a few years ago was a thicket of honeysuckle and multiflora rose.
Much thanks to first-time Palos volunteers Rebecca and Charlie for joining us on this day!
This was our last brush-cutting day of spring - we'll devote the next few months to take control of various weeds and pick up the loppers and bowsaws come September. A brisk southwest wind made fire-starting easy despite damp ground, and we cleared a very impressive patch of McMahon's infamous wall of brush.
We again had two chainsaws going, and one gas brush cutter, meaning lots of cut brush to load on the fire. While our work area is very scrappy, we saw numerous violets, phlox, buttercups, and gooseberry which were encouraging.
Swallow Cliff Woods South Sunday April 28
Twelve hours before starting time it looked like weather would cancel our activity. Overnight, the problematic weather system apparently broke up while still a hundred miles to our west, leaving us with clear skies and damp ground again making the garlic mustard easier to uproot.
Uproot it we did, with our small group filling multiple bags and dumping it all onto a compost pile. We worked close to the parking lot and were quite impressed by the numerous native species blooming in an area that just a few years ago was a thicket of honeysuckle and multiflora rose.
Much thanks to first-time Palos volunteers Rebecca and Charlie for joining us on this day!
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