Today, it was a light misty rain. But, spirits were not dampened at our monthly Invasive Pull.
11 volunteers gathered at the Douglas Fir Teaching Garden. We began with a welcome in a circle, which included each volunteer offering a body stretch. It was a nice chance to get to know each other and ready our bodies for invasive pulling.
Today, we worked in two contingents along the Red Alder Trail:
- Himalayan blackberry regrowth removal in the Food Forest (led by Free the Fern President, Erin Knock)
- Common nipplewort removal (led by Exectuive Director, Grace Nombrado).
With the Spring, we have seen wonderful new growth in the native plants we have planted along the trail. But, also a resurgence of invasive plants. So, we got to work, digging out the radiating root balls of the Himalayan blackberry and hand-pulling the shallow roots of the common nipplewort.
All told we suceeded in removing 720 L of invasive plants!
Thanks so much to our amazing volunteers: Ali, Antone, Catherine, Cole, Dana, Erin, Grace, Jeannine, Luis, Liam, and Sylvia.
Note: This is the last Invasive Pull before our summer break in July & August. We hope everyone has a great summer, and we hope to see many of you again when we recommence our monthl Invasive Pulls on Saturday, September 7.