POINT LOBOS EAST OF HWY 1 AT D'AMARYL HOMESTEAD!
EVERY FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH WEED BASH AT D'AMARYL HOMESTEAD.
Jan Shriner, Bruce Delgado, and Amanda Yantos manually removed all observed flowering broom (approx. 400 individuals) and clipped and bagged all observed fruiting French broom (approx. 5 individuals) over approximately 5 acres of the De’Amaral homestead site off Riley Ranch Rd. Areas treated included the main homestead site on both sides of the central road and along Riley Ranch Rd. within 200 feet of the asphalt down the road to the first bend toward the ocean.
Super volunteer Jan Shriner (right) and State Parks Senior Park Aide Amanda Yantos toasting with homemade tea after a great day French broom bashing on east side of Point Lobos off Riley Ranch Rd. Photo by Bruce Delgado Feb. 4, 2006.
Areas of broom infestation that weren’t treated were all areas east of the homestead site, the road from the homestead down to Hwy 1, and the Riley Ranch Rd. from the pull-out quarry area uproad to Michael’s Hill. French broom was blooming more than expected and is now expected to be blooming abundantly in months to come. Ground was soft enough to make pulling broom fairly easy and weed wrenches unnecessary. Resprouting French broom that had been brush cut or cut with handclippers in the recent past was usually fairly easily to pull today partly due to soft ground and partly due to apparent weakening of root strength due to being cut. Many cotelydons and first leaf pairs seen over any area where mature broom had been treated in 2005. Total volunteer time = 11.5 hours.
