July 2019 Notes From the Field Crew and Their Work Projects

Knapweed cutting, buck and rails, grapes, hollyhocks, and pond vegetation

We weed whacked the knapweed on Mt. Baldy’s summit for the 6th consecutive year.

A JUMP crew transported and installed a large buck and rail fence at the Turn Around.

Paige broke ground on Paige’s Pond. We were all impressed with how fast she learned to operate a mini-excavator!

The Experimental Maintenance Crew keeps most experiments free of weeds.

We started replacing the old sun-scorched weed fabric with a more durable, woven product.

Canada thistle sprouted in a few new places this year.

Armies of grasshoppers spring from the landscape en masse.

We planted a couple of hundred grapevines in 2016 to see if they would grow in our harsh environment.

Smartweed covers the Clubhouse Pond in a mosaic pattern

Restoration successes provide diverse habitat in the Clubhouse Pond.

We planted hollyhocks grown by Prairie Wolfe in 2014.