SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
MEET AT THE EVERGREEN LANE ENTRANCE
AT 9AM. WE WILL WORK TILL NOON.
Please join us for our 4th year in participating in the City of Oakland’s Creek
to Bay Day. We will be working along Harwood Creek, pulling invasive weeds
that keep wanting to invade this lovely Restoration Site. The natives are
making a tremendous recovery but we need to clear the invasives so we can
continue our winter planting later this year. And for those of you interested in our Trail Project, we will be cutting back ivy out of the trees and along the old trail from Fireplace Plaza to Claremont Ave., and cutting steps in the steepest slopes as we continue the work to make this pathway safe.
Four years ago the Harwood Creek Restoration Area was covered
in Himalayan blackberries and Cape ivy. Today, the natives are now
dominating and include willow, snowberry, thimbleberry, and milkweed (an
important bee pollinator).
Meet at the Evergreen Lane entrance
at 9AM for drinks and snacks before we walk to Harwood Creek to admire the
restoration progress and begin our work.
We'll work till Noon.
Wear long sleeves and pants, and shoes with good tread. Tools,
gloves, drinks, and snacks are provided, but do bring your own gloves and water
bottle if you have them.
For more information, a map and
directions go to www.garberparkstewards.org or contact Bob Strayer rstrayer@2011.nhi.edu.
