This New Year swishes in the 85th month of
sweeping out French broom and other naughties under the beautiful canopy of
Monterey pine and along the ever-flowing Gibson Creek on the east side of Point
Lobos State Reserve.
Scrumptious details and historical photos below.
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Jan Shriner,
Bruce Delgado, Keith Krone, and Chris Hauser, met at Rio Rd. at 105pm and
arrived at Soberanes Creek approx. 120pm where they were joined by Andy Miller
at Ryan Ranch Rd. .
Today we saw
the official world's largest Gowen cypress!! Thanks to Monterey Bay Calif.
Native Plant Society member Al Washburn for documenting this phenomenon!
Jan served hot soup and
homemade buckwheat bread, oranges, and chocolate kisses up for volunteer
snacks. All bellies were happy.
French broom seedlings and
saplings were removed by hand on both sides of the entrance path from leading south
from the Quarry parking area and on south facing slopes near Gibson Creek
upstream from the former road bed south of the D'Amaryl Homestead.
Panic veldt grass (Ehrharta
erecta) was removed by hand along the upstream (east) edge of the lower portion
of the old road leading down to Gibson Creek south of the D'Amaryl homestead.
Other patches of panic veldt grass were treated with herbicide on the south
facing slopes downstream of this old roadbed. This grass could infest this area
if not treated.
No capy ivy was seen where it
was growing several years ago on the west side of the entrance road leading
south from the Quarry parking area and where white ribbon flagging mark this
former location of Cape ivy. This occurrence of Cape ivy appears eradicated since
none of this weed has been observed at this location for about one year. We
should continue to monitor this site because we visit it often anyway to remove
French broom.
Cape ivy is abundant and
dominant along the north facing slopes of Gibson Creek, primarily on private
property below the homes overlooking these north facing slopes.
Approx. a dozen Yadon's
reinorchids (Piperia yadonii) were observed in basal leaf stage along the old
road between the pygmy forest and Gibson Creek east of the D'Amaral homestead.
4 jugs of Roundup were
applied to south facing slopes near Gibson Creek on French broom seedlings.
About 2/3 of the slopes downstream of the old road access were treated. The other
1/3 of this side of the old road and the slopes upstream of this road need to
be treated next month.
Total volunteer
hours = 15
Photos from the last 85 months:
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