tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29639295281249530392024-03-04T20:28:15.594-08:00Garber Park StewardsVolunteers dedicated to protect, preserve, and restore the beauty and natural open space of Garber Park.Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-1651763238781019772024-01-23T21:49:00.000-08:002024-01-23T21:59:56.040-08:00As we start 2024 and look back at 2023!<p> </p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy New Year!</span></h1><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6C9GOwYrAkgoJGGrVtKy4amAoLQTnP-WW0Hfthoi-7UhjfuRHxNExUTvqE9uS_XkhSmdOmXqCc4Kcoftxq5YuyXwFwiAzchVQy6WkKggPbVjOrhZynzX0ReVMuZp3cxzf3pBUOxfzzHD7InxiIeyBHaOAQg5ZeweiBt2vi6YDf1wSNSAqya6-hTRuoUEI/s1600/IMG_20240116_162657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6C9GOwYrAkgoJGGrVtKy4amAoLQTnP-WW0Hfthoi-7UhjfuRHxNExUTvqE9uS_XkhSmdOmXqCc4Kcoftxq5YuyXwFwiAzchVQy6WkKggPbVjOrhZynzX0ReVMuZp3cxzf3pBUOxfzzHD7InxiIeyBHaOAQg5ZeweiBt2vi6YDf1wSNSAqya6-hTRuoUEI/w640-h480/IMG_20240116_162657.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-13a9e2d2-7fff-dada-de5c-99549bfe4965" style="background-color: white;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2024 has arrived!</span></span></h3><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></h3><h4 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2023 saw Garber Park Stewards hold </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">27 volunteer days</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> with </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">224 volunteers</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> for a total of </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">702 hours in the park!</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Thank you all for a very successful year and we look forward to trying to exceed that number as our goal for this year, and I think we've had a pretty strong start.</span></h4><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><h4 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"> With the January rains and some winds we started this year by doing some trail work, uncaging some older oaks and caging some smaller oaks. If you walk up the Alvarado entrance of the park you'll notice that we cleared fallen Eucalyptus debris and mulched the trails to make for a more comfortable and accessible walking experience! This was all thanks to our regular volunteers and a lot of new faces when we had our MLK Day of Service! </span></h4><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-db3c62bf-7fff-f6dc-1457-624071792234"><div style="color: #222222; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">January 15th, MLK Day of Service</span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><h4 style="color: #222222; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We started the day with a few goals in mind, but we were able to exceed those expectations with a total of 19 volunteers! We separated into two groups, one that was going to work on Eucalyptus removal and mulching up at the top of the Alvarado entrance, and another that was going to be focused on uncaging some oaks that had outgrown their cages and transfer them to some smaller baby oaks to give them a better chance to thrive in the park.</span></span></h4><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><h4 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The <span style="font-family: times;">Alvarado</span> group ended up filling 21 green waste bags, which were generously removed by the City of <span style="font-family: times;">Oakland</span>, thank you Oakland! They then mulched all along the trail leading to the Horsetail Meadow, where they were also working to widen the path in a few places that it had started to narrow. It now feels very nice and is back to being a comfortable walk, where you don't have to worry about tripping on your feet!</span></h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZNbtmKmb9bh0PHa7k952bMDV5PQfyUALxQ_Epz6ylNbs7AL-h6pKhnv8l7nklWBKsjSm9jCdNbVtADkpfCuThXI2eqIAaQCRSCbHuCKX_4svTlo-BLlWbd0CJe8gzBSgto15hjw_ra043RYkF_t_UAKxSt7RERN-uTF88Ng8wCMEY5-6ivCqSOxjZS4C/s1600/IMG_20240119_101911.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="gjhjkgkog" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZNbtmKmb9bh0PHa7k952bMDV5PQfyUALxQ_Epz6ylNbs7AL-h6pKhnv8l7nklWBKsjSm9jCdNbVtADkpfCuThXI2eqIAaQCRSCbHuCKX_4svTlo-BLlWbd0CJe8gzBSgto15hjw_ra043RYkF_t_UAKxSt7RERN-uTF88Ng8wCMEY5-6ivCqSOxjZS4C/w640-h480/IMG_20240119_101911.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Volunteers are working to increase the path width to make for a more comfortable walking experience through Horsetail Meadow. </span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Our second crew started the morning by uncaging a group of oaks and other native plants near the Evergreen Lane entrance that had grown enough to not need the cage anymore. We then cut up this larger cage into sections big enough to use on a patch of smaller oak trees where a large oak tree had fallen the year before. We thought this would be a good activity to celebrate the holiday, by giving these baby oaks the chance to grow and live a full life and to be able to keep the legacy of the fallen oak going!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fwWg443WTtjB-_vsZa-HFAMeO0tS8GdqZcIBs1ykMq7jd1-vDY-cIGoBmBPWIPXleZr-wk7dZEHLQQiCo4qst_Ic7oiZXzxzuAe-XyulhrPbU5m-qVvfImXendCwtlpkITlW9aqK6MD2Z3OmmuulvJmZYvII6ydOTcNNqAweZpfktFygMYTr3TUjMOEC/s4032/PXL_20240115_180558756.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fwWg443WTtjB-_vsZa-HFAMeO0tS8GdqZcIBs1ykMq7jd1-vDY-cIGoBmBPWIPXleZr-wk7dZEHLQQiCo4qst_Ic7oiZXzxzuAe-XyulhrPbU5m-qVvfImXendCwtlpkITlW9aqK6MD2Z3OmmuulvJmZYvII6ydOTcNNqAweZpfktFygMYTr3TUjMOEC/w640-h480/PXL_20240115_180558756.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Volunteers work to remove the cage around a group of native plants that have outgrown the need for it.</span></i> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;">We put cages around smaller oaks and other native plants to help protect them from browsing by deer and other animals. Especially in drought years, deer will sometimes browse on the young fresh leaves of oaks, which can cause them to have stunted growths, but by caging we remove that potential limiting factor so they can have a chance to grow for their fullest. I have seen an oak tree that is five years old stay only a foot or two tall without being caged, but after being protected, grow to four or five feet within two years, to a height where we can remove the cage and not worry as much.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBj7xrKAK0EDyCftm-Z05WFjWFKxeZ_R03RHNJ5hLf1iOtnLJbriQTuJXExw_M46PTRmxPugNQiLjHqcf4balUvXDogIk1L841eZy6elklG5jVRuB1sgxBgQy3TvsKnZvOXaizWwX0iwD7J56Zcz1iM-qqjcAlPhjH4wCvaiDlXX_PXzi3V2FwBUkJW4Wg/s1600/IMG_20240116_162652.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBj7xrKAK0EDyCftm-Z05WFjWFKxeZ_R03RHNJ5hLf1iOtnLJbriQTuJXExw_M46PTRmxPugNQiLjHqcf4balUvXDogIk1L841eZy6elklG5jVRuB1sgxBgQy3TvsKnZvOXaizWwX0iwD7J56Zcz1iM-qqjcAlPhjH4wCvaiDlXX_PXzi3V2FwBUkJW4Wg/w480-h640/IMG_20240116_162652.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The oak caging team at the end of the day, having placed protection on 11 young oak trees.</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;">Overall, we had an amazing January an are already at 75 hours of volunteer time for the year! We also wanted to highlight one of our native mollusks that came and joined the fun for a bit; the banana slug! Please watch your step in this wet weather, as they are out and about on the trails and we don't want any of these little creatures getting stepped on, so please watch your step on the trail and step carefully!</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDAcCHXwRMJ3E2I_WSe1bFggvbpqtIkCCpXqTzz7ZCRrB7TbqNTTEObxMXSRikzfJ3_jIZMli2dWIVwiXKB8I46AavUCHifBs5XMDaUb4IRufola3MayxNAfGx_9LpDAhBsInsX4dEPmfHHJYWPuJt5gY92fT2SYu_whPG6ViE0gQ_VehLNxysEvPuJ62/s4032/PXL_20240115_184753867.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDAcCHXwRMJ3E2I_WSe1bFggvbpqtIkCCpXqTzz7ZCRrB7TbqNTTEObxMXSRikzfJ3_jIZMli2dWIVwiXKB8I46AavUCHifBs5XMDaUb4IRufola3MayxNAfGx_9LpDAhBsInsX4dEPmfHHJYWPuJt5gY92fT2SYu_whPG6ViE0gQ_VehLNxysEvPuJ62/w480-h640/PXL_20240115_184753867.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Banana Slugs (most likely Ariolimax columbianus) are roaming(gliding?) the trails of Garber Park! These large mollusks are coming out and enjoying the winter rains and the wet environment they bring! As you walk around the park, keep an eye out for these slugs that can grow up to 10" long, as you don't want to accidentally squish any!</span></i><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: times; font-size: medium; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Come join us on our upcoming Volunteer Days on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month</b> as we continue restoring areas of Garber Park to be better suited for native species, and in doing so, creating a more fire safe park for everyone. </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: times; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: times; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">If you'd like to volunteer with us visit our <a href="http://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/p/volunteer-opportunities.html">Volunteer Opportunities page</a> for more information and if you'd like to <b>join our mailing list</b> please<b> email</b> <b>Wyllie at gpstewards@gmail.com.</b> </span></span></div><h3><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Take a look at our past events</span></h3><h3><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/2022/01/fun-snapshots-of-our-restoration.html">Fun Snapshots of our Restoration Efforts at Garber Park</a> </span></h3><h3><a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/2022/01/mlk-day-of-service-seeds-of-hope.html"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">MLK Day of Service: Seeds of Hope</span></a></h3><h3><a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/p/plant-highlights-at-garber-park.html"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Plant Highlights at Garber Park </span></a></h3></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-13a9e2d2-7fff-dada-de5c-99549bfe4965"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br /></h3></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div></span></div></div>Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-49912133497030010512023-08-22T08:00:00.001-07:002024-01-23T20:48:34.295-08:00August 2023 Volunteer Days!<p> </p><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRWYJQOZdh_kheC_Cf_fQ3_g7eym2BJNvDXsjKzPng9MDTjrhLDa0J13ZZdYZiVIpeL9DDoyoBePAQxmZDFx0IDqcfYStKMBoyJlBo_Qr4F_03yEvsHA8fgoxHY0r3DlSCve4dC_ijmazoxHxEiGK4VGGNFk86UmDrulwmmDheNQmXkfkbRO7H_AkczEV/s1340/Garber%20Park%20WC_June_2023_FullRes.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="1340" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRWYJQOZdh_kheC_Cf_fQ3_g7eym2BJNvDXsjKzPng9MDTjrhLDa0J13ZZdYZiVIpeL9DDoyoBePAQxmZDFx0IDqcfYStKMBoyJlBo_Qr4F_03yEvsHA8fgoxHY0r3DlSCve4dC_ijmazoxHxEiGK4VGGNFk86UmDrulwmmDheNQmXkfkbRO7H_AkczEV/w640-h480/Garber%20Park%20WC_June_2023_FullRes.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><h4 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>As fall begins rolling in, so does a new transition period. We are excited for new </span></span><span style="font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: preserve;">opportunities</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> coming up. Right now we are in the process of creating a new website where we can share the amazing work that our volunteers continue to do in the park! We are still holding our </span></span><span style="color: #b45f06;">Volunteer Days every 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;">. In September, we will be having a third volunteer day for Creek to Bay Day, so join us as we try to fill a large dumpster with fallen debris and invasive plants. Meeting spot is at the Fireplace, just below Evergreen Lane. </span></h4><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;">All levels are welcome! Just make sure to wear long sleeves, pants, and closed-toed shoes. Bring a water bottle and gloves if you have any. We will provide gloves if you don't have any and tools. Come out and help us make way for native plants to grow!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span><!--more--></span>Upcoming Volunteer Days</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;">September 2nd and 16th from 9AM-Noon</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Creek to Bay Day September 23rd from 9AM-Noon</span></span></div></span></div>Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-28749647200833963132022-10-20T17:52:00.000-07:002022-10-20T17:52:42.368-07:00June 2022 Volunteer Days<p> </p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Spring Surprises!</span></h1><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekfKvcgL71LHoQwm3xMy4XGqqybwMRw5kkeif0Vl9tz5HBhsGg0lE881vSYpMm0LBMd0YKdbW9KwZg_oFg1et1hFw5IhYZ7aY_ZWVuFl9y8iEf_wMbUjB51nUR3Zn2j4k3lnJK4WkFGjPsC4mEnDD91rC2RYtsHSnW-wdTGdQXDMsumDCqq_IP8978Q/s4032/Copy%20of%20PXL_20220604_185351585.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekfKvcgL71LHoQwm3xMy4XGqqybwMRw5kkeif0Vl9tz5HBhsGg0lE881vSYpMm0LBMd0YKdbW9KwZg_oFg1et1hFw5IhYZ7aY_ZWVuFl9y8iEf_wMbUjB51nUR3Zn2j4k3lnJK4WkFGjPsC4mEnDD91rC2RYtsHSnW-wdTGdQXDMsumDCqq_IP8978Q/w640-h480/Copy%20of%20PXL_20220604_185351585.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></h2></span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-03dd9650-7fff-376a-d801-fedaf019ddf8"><h4 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">As spring starts to turn into summer in the park, we start to see some of our plants go to seed and spread the next generation! The official start of summer this year is June 21st, so these were our last spring workdays of the year, which is bittersweet, as spring holds so much plant and people activity in the park! </span></h4><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">These last workdays were busy, from pulling invasive weeds, such as Ehrharta in Horsetail Meadow and clearing ivy in Fern Glade. </span></span>Though we will be sad to see spring fade, we are excited to bring on the quieter, but just as important summer months. Before we move on to the next season, we'd like to share with you a nice returning surprise that brought delight to our volunteers during our workdays (Curious to know what it is? Find out below).</div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">June 4th</span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-03dd9650-7fff-376a-d801-fedaf019ddf8"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 14pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2614739a-7fff-5e1b-0b67-97b705792c4e"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We started our day off in the cool open area that is Horsetail Meadow. Here we worked to tackle the various weeds found in this wetland area. These included Ehrharta grass, Cape Ivy, Poison Hemlock, thistles, mustards, Himalayan Blackberry, and a few others. Weeds of all types and all difficulty levels, which is great as we have a varied volunteer base that includes some as young as four years old!</span></span></span></div></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtBKgpHnH7Riwx6e_qKoQV0OlNROJBrdFYwID-iLPtMW4vmBLzaJW8XePlI4usKlNKUhGHwaE5PnEuJoCdx92XoICqrrPNwZpB2AqCsyAAtJeZ0jBZdF91AC6wStyyq5Sdkwcy0scHafLWUlTHO6yWvhyLaiRbgNQTlNugdccCosZ4HPX56k-KMP8lA/s4032/Copy%20of%20PXL_20220604_164851636.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtBKgpHnH7Riwx6e_qKoQV0OlNROJBrdFYwID-iLPtMW4vmBLzaJW8XePlI4usKlNKUhGHwaE5PnEuJoCdx92XoICqrrPNwZpB2AqCsyAAtJeZ0jBZdF91AC6wStyyq5Sdkwcy0scHafLWUlTHO6yWvhyLaiRbgNQTlNugdccCosZ4HPX56k-KMP8lA/w640-h480/Copy%20of%20PXL_20220604_164851636.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">June 4th- Ruby and Sam (one of our youngest volunteers) share a teaching moment, while his mom helps weed around some Horsetail sprouts</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-6cf82687-7fff-dda6-47f2-ffd69a71744e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One of our volunteer coordinators, Ruby, shared some tips and tricks with Sam, who, with his mom, are dedicated volunteers who love Garber Park and bring a lot of energy! During our volunteer day, some of our other volunteers tackled a patch of Ehrharta grass and thistles to open up space for some of our native grasses and allow our native population of Giant Horsetails to spread its rhizomes.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcMakMUG7nhuMm_kuaiSGBkii6Xv0KV1Au-YzAnnmX4NqGkJMP6bxFsUSenXMEltahCiSCQ5p1VAHvXX_0gwG-zCsNIOswi3YMMVwvyJWHIAlQL5o3yPVgJdh6VhgI7WbZ4JVakntWc-cGGBViUJydHW7zbC3AsUiavms5cQadIiYk4-0jo8zj9MgKg/s4032/PXL_20220604_172537741.MP%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcMakMUG7nhuMm_kuaiSGBkii6Xv0KV1Au-YzAnnmX4NqGkJMP6bxFsUSenXMEltahCiSCQ5p1VAHvXX_0gwG-zCsNIOswi3YMMVwvyJWHIAlQL5o3yPVgJdh6VhgI7WbZ4JVakntWc-cGGBViUJydHW7zbC3AsUiavms5cQadIiYk4-0jo8zj9MgKg/w640-h480/PXL_20220604_172537741.MP%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">June 4th- Volunteers are pulling invasive weeds in Horsetail Meadows to help the natives</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ed5f7be-7fff-2e7f-71ed-595b9c43ebad"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-afb4eb56-7fff-1ab1-29f8-3ec26103c2be" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">After two hours of weeding in this area, we transitioned to Fern Glade for the final hour, as a cool-down activity. Fern Glade is always exciting to work in, because it gives a good opportunity to see your impact as you uncover ferns hidden under the ivy. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">You may remember from January of us finding a certain salamander under the ivy, and with volunteers continuing to weed this area, a</span><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">nother special native Ensatina was spotted! This was a great continuation of the year and it was great to see them still crawling around. </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhP4HMGN1ziQG-V2sjj93RyhKGYJ5YHt3Y-z5Mt145pVgKYcpSWzuOwDJe7dVmaixi5PoqbAskd35LewifZ6t0rMjmWCrVk_iwIvVSkUjHLVY5-JUbSoTPhVGtG-Znx331sCwB0a_3i1gfMFs3jx40RDzi0ROtkPK5Rkfjg5XbBZSUbxvSa5TaVXOBTA/s4032/Copy%20of%20PXL_20220604_191011290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhP4HMGN1ziQG-V2sjj93RyhKGYJ5YHt3Y-z5Mt145pVgKYcpSWzuOwDJe7dVmaixi5PoqbAskd35LewifZ6t0rMjmWCrVk_iwIvVSkUjHLVY5-JUbSoTPhVGtG-Znx331sCwB0a_3i1gfMFs3jx40RDzi0ROtkPK5Rkfjg5XbBZSUbxvSa5TaVXOBTA/w640-h480/Copy%20of%20PXL_20220604_191011290.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-040fd4da-7fff-b4e5-1073-33a3b22f06a4"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">June 4th- Volunteers uncovered an Ensatina, under the ferns and ivy.</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">June 18th:</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This was an exciting day for a scavenger hunt in Fern Glade! With our wonderful group of volunteers we searched under the ivy </span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">for native plants</span><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to uncover. The mat of ivy seems pretty dense but sometimes we find native plants, especially ferns in the most unexpected places, and we try to create a buffer from the ivy around them. This buffer serves a few different purposes; to make the area easily identifiable to revisit, to allow room for the plant to grow, and also allow an area for their spores to spread and get established. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyF0Y_jphUawLOuwPDRvlUGjNmndiIp8O5s1av7s884TrsBTSlU4xRbHLSl43tkiNpAo8ihqg4rOWRiDDy6W92SM7BWQJqNaU883AYyzk2ZO4Xr4W7PlaqxZPvLYjpaqdsAMufOK5dlapbPwBrtnmBsfp90jDRhIdX4Q8N_VZ-C_kN7D9tR-gbOJCwMw/s4032/Copy%20of%20PXL_20220618_175805696.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyF0Y_jphUawLOuwPDRvlUGjNmndiIp8O5s1av7s884TrsBTSlU4xRbHLSl43tkiNpAo8ihqg4rOWRiDDy6W92SM7BWQJqNaU883AYyzk2ZO4Xr4W7PlaqxZPvLYjpaqdsAMufOK5dlapbPwBrtnmBsfp90jDRhIdX4Q8N_VZ-C_kN7D9tR-gbOJCwMw/w640-h480/Copy%20of%20PXL_20220618_175805696.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>June 18th- Volunteers are pulling ivy and non-native grasses in Fern Glade to uncover native plants.</i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f599e213-7fff-3665-a893-42e6f21960b2"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When removing ivy we generally try to remove the pulled strands with bags to avoid leaving a pile of dead debris behind. One of our continuous focus' has been to select an established fern and create a small buffer in it's immediate area, so as to not create too big of a bare space. This technique has proven successful in Garber, as we have seen new baby ferns sprout around the uncovered ones after a few months, especially during the rainy season. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPY9eFKS7pFEBFkmJXx28podtppMb4-HbXKLG3P9gDCX9-NlPUrwTNbC2JV_OdrfeK5wY28gO32FTOacY3andv3CgYFF9pckBmdxuUP0hCVXRISpXzmRa6zXi0BlYpxCgfKu9os8MrjE--b14dI6DLBG39hM1VSJ2Xpp7Qd_jVa9WqwtS_CCTDCtu3g/s2048/June%202022%20Volunteers%20Pulling%20Ivy%20in%20Fern%20Glade.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPY9eFKS7pFEBFkmJXx28podtppMb4-HbXKLG3P9gDCX9-NlPUrwTNbC2JV_OdrfeK5wY28gO32FTOacY3andv3CgYFF9pckBmdxuUP0hCVXRISpXzmRa6zXi0BlYpxCgfKu9os8MrjE--b14dI6DLBG39hM1VSJ2Xpp7Qd_jVa9WqwtS_CCTDCtu3g/w640-h480/June%202022%20Volunteers%20Pulling%20Ivy%20in%20Fern%20Glade.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>June 18th- Volunteers are pulling and bagging ivy and non-native grasses in Fern Glade to uncover native plants.</i><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cbdcb76b-7fff-7244-1027-919a71dfdb35"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Overall, we had a few successful and satisfying spring workdays! We would like to thank all of our wonderful volunteers and the surrounding Garber Park community for helping us make this a long-term success!</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">Come join us on our upcoming Volunteer Days on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> as we continue restoring areas of Garber Park to be better suited for native species, and in doing so, creating a more fire safe park for everyone. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">If you'd like to volunteer with us visit our <a href="http://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/p/volunteer-opportunities.html">Volunteer Opportunities page</a> for more information and if you'd like to <b>join our mailing list</b> please<b> email</b> <b>Wyllie at gpstewards@gmail.com.</b> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you're interested in seeing what's in bloom through the seasons at Garber Park, please take a look at our <a href="http://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/p/plant-highlights-at-garber-park.html" target="_blank">Plant Highlights Page</a>!</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Take a look at our past events</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/2022/01/fun-snapshots-of-our-restoration.html">Fun Snapshots of our Restoration Efforts at Garber Park</a> </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/2022/01/mlk-day-of-service-seeds-of-hope.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">MLK Day of Service: Seeds of Hope</span></a></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/p/plant-highlights-at-garber-park.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Plant Highlights at Garber Park </span></a></h3></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p> </p></div>Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-67598412068388213302022-10-08T08:00:00.001-07:002022-10-08T08:00:00.203-07:00May 2022 Volunteers Days!<p> </p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit;">Traveling Back in Time to May 2013</span></h1><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our blog is a time capsule! Taking a look back at our previous blogs, a special moment popped up.</span></h2><h3><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #b45f06;">Where it all started</span></h3><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Garber Park has been transforming into a beautiful wildland ecosystem with diverse plant and animal species! We owe it to Shelagh Brodersen for starting the Garber Park Stewards in 2010 in an effort to make Garber into an more accessible public park where people could experience the beauty of a healthy native plant ecosystem and build community around the park. So many volunteer hours have been dedicated towards building and maintaining a trail system, allowing native plant communities to grow and expand, and building an amazing network of volunteers! </span></p><p>Looking back we see some familiar faces and we are very thankful to continue seeing our long-term and new incoming stewards as well! One of our highlighted moments is the restoration of Fern Glade, where there is a continual effort to free the ferns from the invasive English ivy and ehrharta grass (as they are some of our most invasive plant species in that area). If you're a long time volunteer, you know how these plants are a constant effort to remove. This work is also very rewarding as the results are visible right away! With that, here are some photos that were dug from our Archive and some details as to what was happening on this very special day. </p><h4><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">May 2013 :<span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/2013/12/fern-glen-workshop-and-restoration-huge.html" target="_blank">Fern Glen Workshop and Restoration - A Huge Success!!</a> </span></span></b></h4><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemuAByPC5cZREdB_Lt2qy4aRc-sfT06xYoMlPKRtbzK8WA5vCi2ed-1fMRjv1Fnv9PawslYMZvrsGna9CnWsi65QUxIvqywbCLFLWtGQ2S754Gs-MMlAKK9HiXwQWhaTEqrA2vjFM_bSUH7Nsz9CPOvK9ZaOSx37ogPS9tPYrdVlwKqw-PEw19vVtUg/s1600/2013%20Habitat%20Pile.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemuAByPC5cZREdB_Lt2qy4aRc-sfT06xYoMlPKRtbzK8WA5vCi2ed-1fMRjv1Fnv9PawslYMZvrsGna9CnWsi65QUxIvqywbCLFLWtGQ2S754Gs-MMlAKK9HiXwQWhaTEqrA2vjFM_bSUH7Nsz9CPOvK9ZaOSx37ogPS9tPYrdVlwKqw-PEw19vVtUg/w640-h426/2013%20Habitat%20Pile.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>"Come to Garber, walk the Sylvan Trail, and peek into our Wildlife Habitat Pile to see what creatures have made a home!"<br />Garber Park Blogpost 2013</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDP64xAQp8jtDS9-a4u7jy88wWlUgY-KMQn_BRBVpAVt3eheLE7Aq8iIvSJqIwY5s6ky4J7ddmLtGbPoSIOOIZ1ByhKUq1Qm5buL7dJD0bk9JSFrlhHze3w8p3l5s76WCT10fDSPpQafqE3xCz_aKNx1jUt0rWM4xUVMhb2m9t9gyspftrzOD6tHaiw/s640/2013%20Fern%20Glade%20Restoration.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDP64xAQp8jtDS9-a4u7jy88wWlUgY-KMQn_BRBVpAVt3eheLE7Aq8iIvSJqIwY5s6ky4J7ddmLtGbPoSIOOIZ1ByhKUq1Qm5buL7dJD0bk9JSFrlhHze3w8p3l5s76WCT10fDSPpQafqE3xCz_aKNx1jUt0rWM4xUVMhb2m9t9gyspftrzOD6tHaiw/w640-h480/2013%20Fern%20Glade%20Restoration.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"Establishing the Fern Glade Restoration Site by freeing the ferns and other natives of Hedera (Ivy)"</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Garber Park Blogpost 2013</i><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Time-lapse Video of Fern Glade Restoration in 2013</i></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IX_EHkiaAYk" width="320" youtube-src-id="IX_EHkiaAYk"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>May 2022 : <span style="color: #b45f06;">We are continuing this work today</span> - </b>Returning Volunteers and long-term dedicated stewards arrived at Garber Park to continue the efforts that started what now is Garber Park. </span></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4k_i3xiNJDbMmDFIRDsCi355V90JqJPQsNpniLxqBm9rDbRDEJ2acz5zBGQUvJ2Tvu3U8qsufQsmGP6aY1C7GU_oWOPIF1O4qZ8n5eAa77Iz73netWj-6fEAhL6LmEMAnyOeeI34ABmEIGYB9v45QztjZs78GeISGq_buhIgvSXOQII4MxidTI12sqA/s2048/May%202022%20Volunteers%20Pulling%20Ivy%20in%20Fern%20Glade.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4k_i3xiNJDbMmDFIRDsCi355V90JqJPQsNpniLxqBm9rDbRDEJ2acz5zBGQUvJ2Tvu3U8qsufQsmGP6aY1C7GU_oWOPIF1O4qZ8n5eAa77Iz73netWj-6fEAhL6LmEMAnyOeeI34ABmEIGYB9v45QztjZs78GeISGq_buhIgvSXOQII4MxidTI12sqA/w640-h480/May%202022%20Volunteers%20Pulling%20Ivy%20in%20Fern%20Glade.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 7</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">th - Volunteers are pulling ivy and non-native grasses in Fern Glade.</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Our 1st volunteer workday in May was a success!</b> </span>We continued our work in Fern Glade uncovering various native ferns and trilliums from invasive plants. Fern Glade is a special place to those involved with Garber as it's a site that you can see immediate results in, especially when removing invasive ivy around ferns. One of the delightful things about Fern Glade is hearing people get excited about finding previously hidden ferns as the ivy comes out! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0xvZfbG77zljlHLvYO8J6NX3dUG4DlFFGzYNobQziwQZ-SyXD0GKxYA4Q6N94rkL_Duqe4tPHjKkQc7LwOQGmJ0FTz_dGDk87qlcR_DBzf0cF-91X365dlzLN-7ZUIN7qByXwY4qpBVIFGeQVavyqW4ewhf3L8e10ucDUvdu2sj5q3K_eBAepZcFPA/s2048/May%202022%20Volunteers%20Pulling%20Ivy%20and%20Non-native%20Grasses%20in%20Fern%20Glade.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0xvZfbG77zljlHLvYO8J6NX3dUG4DlFFGzYNobQziwQZ-SyXD0GKxYA4Q6N94rkL_Duqe4tPHjKkQc7LwOQGmJ0FTz_dGDk87qlcR_DBzf0cF-91X365dlzLN-7ZUIN7qByXwY4qpBVIFGeQVavyqW4ewhf3L8e10ucDUvdu2sj5q3K_eBAepZcFPA/w640-h480/May%202022%20Volunteers%20Pulling%20Ivy%20and%20Non-native%20Grasses%20in%20Fern%20Glade.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 7th - Volunteers are pulling ivy and non-native grasses in Fern Glade.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio57QjqAs-OeH6GcQkhZ4NqfcEFlzaquQW8tAe1vVV4E2P48GDgZHhqn7wr0ZqCfLb28-Zm5m6WMj7f0FDEW4lJfGAXnVBikpjf6xLNbBEJWl4JGz6OnK5KDPVVccAGu7ApqB_jupikZaSzKvylNV7EGXqokGXDQM5Gh_-dxZiEb-VoY3L8prMMT4xKQ/s2048/May%202022%20Volunteers%20Clearing%20Eucalyptus%20Debris.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio57QjqAs-OeH6GcQkhZ4NqfcEFlzaquQW8tAe1vVV4E2P48GDgZHhqn7wr0ZqCfLb28-Zm5m6WMj7f0FDEW4lJfGAXnVBikpjf6xLNbBEJWl4JGz6OnK5KDPVVccAGu7ApqB_jupikZaSzKvylNV7EGXqokGXDQM5Gh_-dxZiEb-VoY3L8prMMT4xKQ/w640-h480/May%202022%20Volunteers%20Clearing%20Eucalyptus%20Debris.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 21st - Volunteers are clearing Eucalyptus and other debris.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Our second volunteer day, we dedicated it to removing flammable debris from around the Fireplace area.</b></span> With the fire season starting earlier, we try to keep on top of some of our more concerning areas, such as near Fireplace Plaza, in which lots of flammable Eucalyptus debris builds up - in some places it accumulated over 4 inches! May was a lot of fun and had a lot of success, from clearing over 10 bags of debris to limiting the spread of invasive grasses in Fern Glade. We thank all Garber Park volunteers whose dedicated time has allowed for so much work and transformation to be made! Thank you! </span></p></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Come join us on our upcoming Volunteer Days on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month</span></b> as we continue restoring areas of Garber Park to be better suited for native species, and in doing so, creating a more fire safe park for everyone. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">If you'd like to volunteer with us visit our <b><a href="http://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/p/volunteer-opportunities.html">Volunteer Opportunities page</a> </b>for more information and if you'd like to <b><span style="color: #b45f06;">join our mailing list</span></b> please<b> <span style="color: #b45f06;">email</span></b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b> </b></span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-weight: bold;">Wyllie at gpstewards@gmail.com</span>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you're interested in seeing what's in bloom through the seasons at Garber Park, please take a look at our <a href="http://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/p/plant-highlights-at-garber-park.html" target="_blank">Plant Highlights Page</a>!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Take a look at our past events</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/2022/01/fun-snapshots-of-our-restoration.html">Fun Snapshots of our Restoration Efforts at Garber Park</a> <br /></span><a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/2022/01/mlk-day-of-service-seeds-of-hope.html"><span>MLK Day of Service: Seeds of Hope<br /></span></a><a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/p/plant-highlights-at-garber-park.html"><span>Plant Highlights at Garber Park </span></a></span></p><p> </p></div>Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-52066886981270768922022-07-06T22:40:00.019-07:002022-10-07T23:05:57.216-07:00April 2022 Volunteer Days!<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Earth Month in April!</span></h1><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit;">Four volunteer workdays, two workshops, one ceremony, and a full dumpster! </span></h2><h3><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-family: inherit;">Earth Month Efforts</span></h3><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">We started off with a call to action as part of our Earth Month 1,2,3! Initiative. This encompassed our first three workdays of the month, in which we had multiple organizations join us and share in the work...and snacks! All of this effort payed off as <b>we logged over 150 hours of volunteer time in April!</b> </span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b>April 2nd : <span style="color: #b45f06;">Garber Park Stewards joined by the Cal Rotaract club</span></b></h4><div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCmN-0lgJZ4nGLwgXgFvAutLx_WYAgVZxtHw2qWEAsFD4Q36X-hW5SpLtjBg-MyCE9RyH5aJxYMCLCcAi4K2ySR_xgeTFkZUvtkGcHluQgG_pLVKJKcNQHk6lA9EQcEOBjM33XILwtvl3IqYypQ_aYG3C7hjkRn_czpCftw3itFjFVgIIZHTcEEhqMw/s4032/PXL_20220402_164627211.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCmN-0lgJZ4nGLwgXgFvAutLx_WYAgVZxtHw2qWEAsFD4Q36X-hW5SpLtjBg-MyCE9RyH5aJxYMCLCcAi4K2ySR_xgeTFkZUvtkGcHluQgG_pLVKJKcNQHk6lA9EQcEOBjM33XILwtvl3IqYypQ_aYG3C7hjkRn_czpCftw3itFjFVgIIZHTcEEhqMw/w640-h480/PXL_20220402_164627211.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">This amazing group helped clear debris left behind by the removal of a downed tree across the stairs to the Evergreen Lane entrance and an array of other activities. We started the day by eating snacks and learning about the interests of our volunteers and how, for many, it was their first time in Garber Park! It was so fun to get invigorated with everyone's passion as we went over the tasks before us. We separated into two groups, one to clear the debris on the stairs and the other to weed and clear around the Fireplace. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYk9c99eoht14gjT-wUSD1kV9W4SQjR9yeiUBpO-8x4x-DscqJWdRpPCEpjLqq2S0dwfnpiRmPUjZpi1XpXGyrSCtcACuWvqqu_2tZRzmH65r8luJYko-9kN9EsnLe-xWiH0PV_oKcbCU3fVNV3qWqVjwYf41-OGFxZZVbActCTB3H0POOd0rn7hy2Q/s2048/GP_April2022-CalRotaractClub.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYk9c99eoht14gjT-wUSD1kV9W4SQjR9yeiUBpO-8x4x-DscqJWdRpPCEpjLqq2S0dwfnpiRmPUjZpi1XpXGyrSCtcACuWvqqu_2tZRzmH65r8luJYko-9kN9EsnLe-xWiH0PV_oKcbCU3fVNV3qWqVjwYf41-OGFxZZVbActCTB3H0POOd0rn7hy2Q/w640-h480/GP_April2022-CalRotaractClub.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The two groups made fast work of the objective and then we switched to mulching the trails and removing Eucalyptus debris. We were able to fill quite a few bags, and finished the day in a more relaxing, but rewarding ivy pulling and fern finding session in Fern Glade. Once everyone seemed satisfied, we went back for more snacks, debriefed, and a large group decided to go for a self-guided tour of their neighborhood park!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><h4 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">April 9th : <span style="color: #b45f06;">Oaks, thistles, and trail maintenance!</span></span></b></h4><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFwAY0t29uDqoVGqW5KLVII4SnoRBIbs4uCPVuuXTW40jFp0DqOqQjQS5oMW7bMxegMtdvY8FeOqNXlhhAYoE18S5NIFAtqGh4Tte_NwrdF03VsfUCgJJEmcSd1AdL3Sm0Bya-LXux_S8amFZqCPki6jFBdSN-FclFKlQi8-uWVF4JEZ3ZQEHGms2yQ/s2048/GP_April2022_3rdWeekend-min.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFwAY0t29uDqoVGqW5KLVII4SnoRBIbs4uCPVuuXTW40jFp0DqOqQjQS5oMW7bMxegMtdvY8FeOqNXlhhAYoE18S5NIFAtqGh4Tte_NwrdF03VsfUCgJJEmcSd1AdL3Sm0Bya-LXux_S8amFZqCPki6jFBdSN-FclFKlQi8-uWVF4JEZ3ZQEHGms2yQ/w640-h480/GP_April2022_3rdWeekend-min.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>For our second weekend we were joined by our dedicated UC Berkeley volunteers, who helped us mulch the top of the Loop Trail leading towards the switchbacks. Mulching makes the trails more resistant to erosion and makes it less slippery for hikers and runners who enjoy the park. Around one of the switchbacks we also had a struggling oak, in which volunteers helped us try and uncover the root crown, to allow for proper air circulation and lowe</span><span>r the stress on the oak. Oaks like to have a slightly exposed root crown, but growing next to the trail means that it can become covered and compacted, which can stress the tree and may even lead to its eventual death, so uncovering these root bases is very helpful to a healthy oak woodland ecosystem. After uncovering the oak, we then moved on to tackle some thorny thistles in Horsetail Meadow. The volunteers took this on with glee, and made a quick and fun work of pulling hundreds of thistles!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHtV80V2edhenQ4etQF4Gy0kWe2RTRWIEnC-xqKbYym0TemZOyTdwBHN9pvjZjLgnFRfENqEhJ3mPI4B-wlblsFuCNgg_0LhtNQy9EuPxesksbC4SVheVwiWCDnqgvcl3AbIkwgZnGEPZ0Z5dPGgFX-QHAhqSPz3Y6HqBOYz6jam-6qKRfP_e3w9YBg/s2048/GP_April2022_Mulch-min.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHtV80V2edhenQ4etQF4Gy0kWe2RTRWIEnC-xqKbYym0TemZOyTdwBHN9pvjZjLgnFRfENqEhJ3mPI4B-wlblsFuCNgg_0LhtNQy9EuPxesksbC4SVheVwiWCDnqgvcl3AbIkwgZnGEPZ0Z5dPGgFX-QHAhqSPz3Y6HqBOYz6jam-6qKRfP_e3w9YBg/w640-h480/GP_April2022_Mulch-min.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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white-space: normal;"><b>April 16th : <span style="color: #b45f06;">Welcome CAL Habitat club!</span></b></span></span></h4><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: normal;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGfdAZsIMnGkqZSlaNnkLts57iJcZvhPwRM8ZAGcQ1FDkxWzd0afz8d_DFSGjYvNH6Pf4VFFtJdIdVTwZ3VLVofQBKS1h2fnXyduLukhwN2JwiAAHW9aHYMX4byXeQ8fmHqti9wss2IPu3e7njoaq5cq0EiLE3Rpfdpeqeazjrnu_IVBJ5TzJPy_ztw/s2048/Cal%20Habitat%20CLub-min.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGfdAZsIMnGkqZSlaNnkLts57iJcZvhPwRM8ZAGcQ1FDkxWzd0afz8d_DFSGjYvNH6Pf4VFFtJdIdVTwZ3VLVofQBKS1h2fnXyduLukhwN2JwiAAHW9aHYMX4byXeQ8fmHqti9wss2IPu3e7njoaq5cq0EiLE3Rpfdpeqeazjrnu_IVBJ5TzJPy_ztw/w640-h480/Cal%20Habitat%20CLub-min.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This week we were joined by the CAL Habitat club to continue with thistle removal, work on the trails near the Alvarado Road entrance, and finished the day with some more fern finding and ivy removal. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYumYbOisY7ppV3CTTbc9qaCRAj4cIIK2SlYKRH-FKoArbG-lROJq0vqw7-CYgdVEC8BrZdV0FelQ2EHpj9_-A_bfGuMyqAMytC6zWkGJBBNK5kqbexnjERrvycYvHcz6YLwYrM0RwQdEXghrx6ysGCLwHDVHQDwE2vwfHyWIHCrevVwR_XNf5eUG7w/s1968/April%20Trail%20Maintenance-min.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1968" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYumYbOisY7ppV3CTTbc9qaCRAj4cIIK2SlYKRH-FKoArbG-lROJq0vqw7-CYgdVEC8BrZdV0FelQ2EHpj9_-A_bfGuMyqAMytC6zWkGJBBNK5kqbexnjERrvycYvHcz6YLwYrM0RwQdEXghrx6ysGCLwHDVHQDwE2vwfHyWIHCrevVwR_XNf5eUG7w/w640-h240/April%20Trail%20Maintenance-min.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We started by splitting into two groups, a trail group led by one of our long-time volunteers and trail coordinator, Alex, and another to tackle the thistles in Horsetail Meadow. Trail work is a critical component of a safe and usable Garber Park. The trail near the Alvarado Road entrance was crumbling in a few places, so we worked with a small but dedicated crew to shore up the sides to limit erosion and hold the trail in place. This seemed to have an immediate difference in creating a safer and more comfortable walk on the trail. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuA7U-tmLw7Gcbc7tjRNz3sswwUHl4BezUJ7Y_PXu6-eRKoY-zarOc-Ou0_JZD85dTFtKGVpiAQeeQN4a6LyQZ3cXXHIMrdQZOgN582-_4n-_MgPvcXRI_qmTYidmlDxLTKDBCcFs7taDJIZqj2umbOYCVt2HfSHgsMQR-2VsjOkSe2uP72l3j_MIMTg/s2048/Cal%20Habitat%20CLub-pull%20thistles-min.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuA7U-tmLw7Gcbc7tjRNz3sswwUHl4BezUJ7Y_PXu6-eRKoY-zarOc-Ou0_JZD85dTFtKGVpiAQeeQN4a6LyQZ3cXXHIMrdQZOgN582-_4n-_MgPvcXRI_qmTYidmlDxLTKDBCcFs7taDJIZqj2umbOYCVt2HfSHgsMQR-2VsjOkSe2uP72l3j_MIMTg/w640-h480/Cal%20Habitat%20CLub-pull%20thistles-min.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZaRSWLTaZcsGNalnNzfyoCoRUeiexmu0hVD_8is_jBlgUNxVQAnkGaScv9iT1D52UHEh7ts9Hv1WVhKhu0AtLHlZEr58uAS-UYNGN-opd5AFhnDOB_Md001_77ntB85DVBqKTBO_rGgetZtZg-ukgZxnp1pYhBEQWHBIx5A8Ot3KxxUUM9mRrYbOoA/s2048/Cal%20Habitat%20CLub-pulling%20invasive%20plants-min.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZaRSWLTaZcsGNalnNzfyoCoRUeiexmu0hVD_8is_jBlgUNxVQAnkGaScv9iT1D52UHEh7ts9Hv1WVhKhu0AtLHlZEr58uAS-UYNGN-opd5AFhnDOB_Md001_77ntB85DVBqKTBO_rGgetZtZg-ukgZxnp1pYhBEQWHBIx5A8Ot3KxxUUM9mRrYbOoA/w640-h480/Cal%20Habitat%20CLub-pulling%20invasive%20plants-min.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our other team was very gungho on removing thistles and pretty much cleared the open area in which they were sprouting! After that they moved to work on another invasive plant, English Ivy in Fern Glade. The experience was definitely rewarding for all, and we are happy they stuck it out through our initial wet weather conditions! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-cHGuZwY-AdTveT1_04SjFQ8oZdMME7zFy-K9ZG8ijpP2OlSe-1cuOd0k-tF_G2CiPlGX3jxcBORjexgrlAmS8qL--W8_2Zx4XEhQBdT76dyjjXofY3TSl3iADzCxYdQeNgehV6WSZ4eHh7CfGsjsc6roPuvGrpJ4u-ERUcf56KBGM3lKvzLdcub4w/s2048/Cal%20Habitat%20CLub_end%20of%20day-min.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-cHGuZwY-AdTveT1_04SjFQ8oZdMME7zFy-K9ZG8ijpP2OlSe-1cuOd0k-tF_G2CiPlGX3jxcBORjexgrlAmS8qL--W8_2Zx4XEhQBdT76dyjjXofY3TSl3iADzCxYdQeNgehV6WSZ4eHh7CfGsjsc6roPuvGrpJ4u-ERUcf56KBGM3lKvzLdcub4w/w640-h480/Cal%20Habitat%20CLub_end%20of%20day-min.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><b>April 23rd : <span style="color: #b45f06;">Earth Month Cleanup!</span></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkR9dRaM54793CsGS5mmkN8wX1gN0ovDUO5Nz4SPumkY1CwYqu59_7nlbru1CzT-gC0f9DD3HfKY_hpe-HqtQuGPl-ogGxf_poVc0yJkKgH_2m7-H0RahoDWcQxNTK1h9F-7zONc-TjgZie1bKGRK-dz-vGfS5DPPBIxck2PsgpCoHTJjhki17goOknQ/s2048/GP_April-OaklandWastebin-min.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkR9dRaM54793CsGS5mmkN8wX1gN0ovDUO5Nz4SPumkY1CwYqu59_7nlbru1CzT-gC0f9DD3HfKY_hpe-HqtQuGPl-ogGxf_poVc0yJkKgH_2m7-H0RahoDWcQxNTK1h9F-7zONc-TjgZie1bKGRK-dz-vGfS5DPPBIxck2PsgpCoHTJjhki17goOknQ/w640-h480/GP_April-OaklandWastebin-min.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: normal;">The city of Oakland provides us bins sometimes so we can conduct large clean-ups of the park. With the bin we were able to remove all the previously cleared tree debris, and the Eucalyptus debris that volunteers had collected. We had a small but dedicated crew that allowed us to get the dumpster over 3/4 full! It was a large and momentous effort but well worth it, as it's one of the few times a year that we can remove a lot of debris quickly from the park, which really helps us lower the fire hazard and create a safer space for everyone. A special thank you to our long-time volunteer Ricardo, who worked with us and let us use his truck to haul down all the debris to the dumpster!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; 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vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6bj5YcFLJ5W_o1HrGqCHcytD6o5vp9aaiuatj5-zMHToJQgGCbQpeOspO1YwU5rQ7dsjAl1WUbUpPIbug6OT_ZgLuUoHT_MaMZDUnBPC0naxmTNbSRtxLSVsZq23dm4Tq7-olACGnwikACF0b0ScEi_D5q27j2Kl_AQEdS_AdF6cZGYg0iH9b1_YjQ/s2431/GP_April-OaklandWastebinCollection-min.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="2431" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6bj5YcFLJ5W_o1HrGqCHcytD6o5vp9aaiuatj5-zMHToJQgGCbQpeOspO1YwU5rQ7dsjAl1WUbUpPIbug6OT_ZgLuUoHT_MaMZDUnBPC0naxmTNbSRtxLSVsZq23dm4Tq7-olACGnwikACF0b0ScEi_D5q27j2Kl_AQEdS_AdF6cZGYg0iH9b1_YjQ/w640-h192/GP_April-OaklandWastebinCollection-min.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><b>April 24th : <span style="color: #b45f06;">Botanical Plant ID Walkthrough</span></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4tR9HH0TePlfio1ZOIHAyRXo3RYrGhMMUljh_chmbWewb-kEJseucZ9qfGKv2CHc0aG4oOjZAn0pMPgbGEbVVGCJ7s-ceYHPCeYuZEQVK27xt2VuQbYbWSp3rXQmhkt29lry5CyeqGsuvVY80UWbHYZKSpdgLe930AvIIaFYdpPiRBPcNPMAEI_rbw/s1905/Janet%20Botanical%20Walk%202022-min.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1905" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4tR9HH0TePlfio1ZOIHAyRXo3RYrGhMMUljh_chmbWewb-kEJseucZ9qfGKv2CHc0aG4oOjZAn0pMPgbGEbVVGCJ7s-ceYHPCeYuZEQVK27xt2VuQbYbWSp3rXQmhkt29lry5CyeqGsuvVY80UWbHYZKSpdgLe930AvIIaFYdpPiRBPcNPMAEI_rbw/w640-h358/Janet%20Botanical%20Walk%202022-min.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: normal;">We partnered with East Bay CNPS chapter member and long time steward, Janet Gawthrop, for a Botanical Walkthrough of the park. The goal was to help interested stewards learn a bit about plant identification and work to update the list of species found in Garber Park, which hasn't been updated since 2017. It was a deeply enlightening event where everyone was able to learn so much and we were also able to add a few native plants to the list that weren't previously recorded! Thank you Janet, and to everyone who joined!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGp300w7Itv4HJHhV0KoEkJm5LtrlKZO7Ph8wydH_rCIs8fCybEPz9Aqr82yf7829_h1MDbT9HKABCjpFIs4g9lSiYeOTxwwEp7dgnPfMofFMqi7t0F_CcAiGmSWAHE-qPF1YC4pqYCW_OjbW840jJqQJh39xbq51dS0jor-LQ17BUEdTzrLINSc92w/s1908/Janet%20Botanical-Walk%202022-min.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><b>April 30th : <span style="color: #b45f06;">A Special Celebration for Shelagh Brodersen </span></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Founder, Garber Park Stewards</span> </b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; 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font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><b><br /></b></span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">To wrap up this amazing month, in partnership with the Claremont Canyon Conservancy, we held a special ceremony to honor one of our founders and sponsors, Shelagh Brodersen. Shelagh started the Stewards around 2010 with the purpose of opening up Garber Park for everyone by making it more accessible, promoting a healthy native plant ecosystem, and building a community around the park. 12 years later and those goals have been successful, with our wonderful trail system installed, our bustling native communities, and successful network of volunteers! With that in mind, a plaque was installed on the Fireplace, honoring Shelagh and her work with the Garber Park Stewards. A celebration was held and many long-time stewards gathered to acknowledge Shelagh and remember the hard work put into the park. </span>The work isn't over, but Garber Park wouldn't be what it is today without her dedication and efforts - Thank you Shelagh! </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBQaw1Gy0rKtgpRm_Bu0Ud879Js6cazcYNXsVdnIu2-vI7h-t73ytN-zOti79VbYOopv6VwZo39NeDnhYedb_B5nJJGDmZGOBPip5puBGOEJXdI0ubE8e8mMjNfB5Vmx716zl4PBLREwde_ZA0DqEB5Q_BO46VA3_sYxLB8Ee8MyQI_DkYKK2LJpyKg/s640/97703821-2BD7-4740-9318-F3B6AA2DA1AD_1_105_c%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBQaw1Gy0rKtgpRm_Bu0Ud879Js6cazcYNXsVdnIu2-vI7h-t73ytN-zOti79VbYOopv6VwZo39NeDnhYedb_B5nJJGDmZGOBPip5puBGOEJXdI0ubE8e8mMjNfB5Vmx716zl4PBLREwde_ZA0DqEB5Q_BO46VA3_sYxLB8Ee8MyQI_DkYKK2LJpyKg/w640-h480/97703821-2BD7-4740-9318-F3B6AA2DA1AD_1_105_c%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwOyh0XUB7gFqCKHix2b9LJb09AoXopBiLB8wJRYMt3c1Dbpu0NDcQQXzZkotqceqLwnKNHZNGx7jO3Ds6MZtNWv7I5bvBkEwb0uJOMW1DfAJnTzbGKaag3huDUJqRijZ-bii50dgFik56bi61GmIpGehSq9ev8zlBfU9zpnIXTK2mTDR6PrIA2yfJA/s4032/IMG_0938.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwOyh0XUB7gFqCKHix2b9LJb09AoXopBiLB8wJRYMt3c1Dbpu0NDcQQXzZkotqceqLwnKNHZNGx7jO3Ds6MZtNWv7I5bvBkEwb0uJOMW1DfAJnTzbGKaag3huDUJqRijZ-bii50dgFik56bi61GmIpGehSq9ev8zlBfU9zpnIXTK2mTDR6PrIA2yfJA/w640-h480/IMG_0938.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: normal;">Another special event was a workshop by Lech Naumovich, titled, Building Community and Climate Resilience at Garber Park. Lech was also pivotal in forming a plan to restore the park, leading educational workshops, and educating volunteers. He was there to honor Shelagh and explain where Garber Park is heading, the things we can expect, and the actions we can take to help. It was a very nice and educational walk through parts of the park, and we were given a multi-part strategy to keep in mind.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Overall, we had a very bustling and fruitful Earth Month! Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers and the clubs that helped make this such a success! Garber Park is only made possible through the community's action and we thank you!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Come join us on our upcoming Volunteer Days on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month</b> </span>as we continue restoring areas of Garber Park to be better suited for native species, and in doing so, creating a more fire safe park for everyone. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">If you'd like to volunteer with us visit our <a href="http://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/p/volunteer-opportunities.html">Volunteer Opportunities page</a> for more information and if you'd like to <b><span style="color: #b45f06;">join our mailing list</span></b> please<b> <span style="color: #b45f06;">email</span></b><span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-weight: bold;">Wyllie at gpstewards@gmail.com</span>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you're interested in seeing what's in bloom through the seasons at Garber Park, please take a look at our <a href="http://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/p/plant-highlights-at-garber-park.html" target="_blank">Plant Highlights Page</a>!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit;">Take a look at our past events</span></h3><h3><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/2022/01/fun-snapshots-of-our-restoration.html">Fun Snapshots of our Restoration Efforts at Garber Park</a> </span></h3><h3><a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/2022/01/mlk-day-of-service-seeds-of-hope.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">MLK Day of Service: Seeds of Hope</span></a></h3><h3><a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/p/plant-highlights-at-garber-park.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Plant Highlights at Garber Park </span></a></h3><p> </p>Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-82587404517245196062022-06-05T22:26:00.002-07:002022-06-05T22:31:13.377-07:00March 2022 Volunteer Days! <p> </p><h1 style="text-align: center;">March is in Bloom!</h1><h2 style="text-align: center;">A busy month of uncovering ferns, debris removal, and thorny thistles.</h2><h3><br /></h3><h3>Restoration Projects</h3><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Volunteer efforts in March shifted towards removing one of our seasonal invasive plants, Italian Thistle, </b>continuing our fire-prone Eucalyptus debris removal, and continuing our work on removing English Ivy from Fern Glade. We had three work days this month, our two regular ones and a special Claremont Club & Spa sponsored one! Stewards were able to remove over 21 bags of debris for the month! This really helps us get prepared for the fire season to come! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWBJ-eVvMq-cpzKw6oEERvU1GLiI8VmmOyVPrgF3IV3vOfd1d8Q5J0SqpNgen7XvMPLQrE0PHOQ4UqF_a2KJO2ewe30ZhgX-CosA5Zv5zFyyB4nn1vhOCQRJmW4YXneUbHrIMuIRjT8iiXCTqTzp3rvoo8_UfPy200-qaYPSHV1VI_ofzb13Vqs7Z-g/s4032/Claremont%20Volunteers%20at%20Garber%20Park%20March%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWBJ-eVvMq-cpzKw6oEERvU1GLiI8VmmOyVPrgF3IV3vOfd1d8Q5J0SqpNgen7XvMPLQrE0PHOQ4UqF_a2KJO2ewe30ZhgX-CosA5Zv5zFyyB4nn1vhOCQRJmW4YXneUbHrIMuIRjT8iiXCTqTzp3rvoo8_UfPy200-qaYPSHV1VI_ofzb13Vqs7Z-g/w640-h480/Claremont%20Volunteers%20at%20Garber%20Park%20March%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Volunteers from Claremont Club & Spa are weeding thistles in the clearing near our Garber Oak site. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2uEabLfps5qyAJ4cM0AHqRLlE-Ox7Tgaw6mj-fKuFqikWwYkrG8Wb7fmlhOnx5XqS2cxBU9T6R8O_9WwPhkt2nU7zmtx_uKN6fQ3KbY4Y74vEXcaYCV8Y_Y9DZb_1MdHDy5r_4dgbgtMHodnZAIkArwCP7bb3XYACWhgcB6hd_h3_EJjg7EcPME0qg/s4032/Claremont%20Volunteer%20Day%20Workday%20Pizza%20March%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2uEabLfps5qyAJ4cM0AHqRLlE-Ox7Tgaw6mj-fKuFqikWwYkrG8Wb7fmlhOnx5XqS2cxBU9T6R8O_9WwPhkt2nU7zmtx_uKN6fQ3KbY4Y74vEXcaYCV8Y_Y9DZb_1MdHDy5r_4dgbgtMHodnZAIkArwCP7bb3XYACWhgcB6hd_h3_EJjg7EcPME0qg/w640-h480/Claremont%20Volunteer%20Day%20Workday%20Pizza%20March%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a hard day of work all the volunteers were awarded with oven-fired pizza at the Claremont Hotel. </td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>March 4th was our first workday</b> and Garber Park welcomed volunteers from Claremont Club & Spa in a restoration weekend. One group, led by members of the Claremont Canyon Conservancy, focused on clearing debris and weed management from Evergreen footpath - amounting to about 13 bags of debris which was later collected by the city of Oakland. In Garber, another group tackled a prickly thistle patch and helped remove some of the Himalayan Blackberry growing abundantly over miner's lettuce, (native) blackberry, and other native plants! Claremont volunteers managed to collect about six bags of debris and ended the day by being rewarded for their hard work with oven-fired pizza!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4Z63eG2sHQN9pqlAH-ecBmzyOng0S_GIKJtgchSMK1UqfCVSIeu4x5EwsUvzeAbpd2szLcBw3I5hRjXN1rIZ4vPINDhe9Cj0kfiaGVXsAo5pxSw2-qpH-ldqdZG85bSAh9eH6J72Obj4-hn219SBN7Hf7lq54RhMynVvwwxSrwSvN68A-5PtuP7TzA/s4032/Volunteers%20removing%20invasive%20ivy%20in%20Fern%20Glade%20March%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4Z63eG2sHQN9pqlAH-ecBmzyOng0S_GIKJtgchSMK1UqfCVSIeu4x5EwsUvzeAbpd2szLcBw3I5hRjXN1rIZ4vPINDhe9Cj0kfiaGVXsAo5pxSw2-qpH-ldqdZG85bSAh9eH6J72Obj4-hn219SBN7Hf7lq54RhMynVvwwxSrwSvN68A-5PtuP7TzA/w640-h480/Volunteers%20removing%20invasive%20ivy%20in%20Fern%20Glade%20March%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Volunteers are continuing the rewarding work of uncovering ferns and other natives from under the sea of English Ivy.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06aeaPjQ4xAi3YpRLBHOT9T_5avU1onn1lCixBdL7Bc3HFYJofeFz_xbWobIai20LPaGg1mZacAZgMo_w96NKNZtRfjJLMi_NxomHo2X1rWEyEpVNLeXCEz4KJixbczpgz3ywK5mNBMj6kKxrkIhMuq8uAVgCab5YuZjvoJt0541r3pc3LUH3beZUgQ/s4032/Eucalyptus%20and%20Thistle%20debris%20collected%20March%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06aeaPjQ4xAi3YpRLBHOT9T_5avU1onn1lCixBdL7Bc3HFYJofeFz_xbWobIai20LPaGg1mZacAZgMo_w96NKNZtRfjJLMi_NxomHo2X1rWEyEpVNLeXCEz4KJixbczpgz3ywK5mNBMj6kKxrkIhMuq8uAVgCab5YuZjvoJt0541r3pc3LUH3beZUgQ/w640-h480/Eucalyptus%20and%20Thistle%20debris%20collected%20March%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over 15 bags of Eucalyptus litter and thistles were collected and taken out of the park by the dedicated volunteers.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHe7ZdUknd_M1mfkt0UaRctlyrMIkjJUc0-rVk1kDRqLRsBTmOBoxjmDvcbDPV38QFMwrAnrwtJO0EXz4gH2UqoFaOqcirw0aqJq_smpeWNYCIihkBw-kA0jXyuhHdliW_W7VDWbISk_5p0HPnRkysQuw39kFqY4qv-9RjxPfyuU73v45p723lsrl_lw/s3024/Volunteers%20collecting%20Eucalyptus%20debris%20March%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHe7ZdUknd_M1mfkt0UaRctlyrMIkjJUc0-rVk1kDRqLRsBTmOBoxjmDvcbDPV38QFMwrAnrwtJO0EXz4gH2UqoFaOqcirw0aqJq_smpeWNYCIihkBw-kA0jXyuhHdliW_W7VDWbISk_5p0HPnRkysQuw39kFqY4qv-9RjxPfyuU73v45p723lsrl_lw/w640-h640/Volunteers%20collecting%20Eucalyptus%20debris%20March%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many bags of Eucalyptus debris collected by volunteers to help protect the park from any risk of fire. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><b>On March 5th volunteers from lambda Theta Nu Sorority and our regular volunteers</b> worked to build on the work of the Claremont Hotel volunteers, and continue clearing thistles and blackberry, which we were able to clear most of the area. We then shifted to removing Eucalyptus litter to get ahead of the fire season, which resulted in over 15 bags of debris taken out of the park! To end off the day volunteers worked on a continuous relaxing project of pulling English ivy from under the canopy of Fern Glade and allow the ferns to grow abundantly. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgzv3tM2gB3iuu7LOrEk6lkrFrQv76bEY0iygSaHz-g2TwfdmIXhpdjxCN67D71_LNkrJk5a6AlhZhFH_iSc34FJX4z8T93Wd92O4f3Xkpxh7Jk-kAz1LuaKwS5vx0-QptcIZY3QB35hZCf70GBt9Nx03z0BcvT1FyNzR9rlvplpIQdElhLOOYqrRhQ/s4032/Volunteer%20Coordinator%20Ruby%20pulling%20Ivy%20March%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgzv3tM2gB3iuu7LOrEk6lkrFrQv76bEY0iygSaHz-g2TwfdmIXhpdjxCN67D71_LNkrJk5a6AlhZhFH_iSc34FJX4z8T93Wd92O4f3Xkpxh7Jk-kAz1LuaKwS5vx0-QptcIZY3QB35hZCf70GBt9Nx03z0BcvT1FyNzR9rlvplpIQdElhLOOYqrRhQ/w640-h480/Volunteer%20Coordinator%20Ruby%20pulling%20Ivy%20March%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruby--one of our volunteer coordinators for Garber Park--is revisiting and clearing out new ivy.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavoeQtIoWcI6I1rLpURej1o8OEWcgTe78lo-tBq9hKouwyWtl7o3G81EzSooZn6hNXC4KUu2E_tjLb8XztVpliPqMiMYrynN90Zo7UP6iwMX0_D7NQgq5hCY8XSBQXo3s-HnTazlsfyiKNqv8MLv5KnC_Gl9FfXbT7BN6UL0JyFel570cn1Ylrh4nyA/s4032/Returning%20volunteers%20clearing%20ivy%20March%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavoeQtIoWcI6I1rLpURej1o8OEWcgTe78lo-tBq9hKouwyWtl7o3G81EzSooZn6hNXC4KUu2E_tjLb8XztVpliPqMiMYrynN90Zo7UP6iwMX0_D7NQgq5hCY8XSBQXo3s-HnTazlsfyiKNqv8MLv5KnC_Gl9FfXbT7BN6UL0JyFel570cn1Ylrh4nyA/w640-h480/Returning%20volunteers%20clearing%20ivy%20March%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of our returning volunteers work to expand a cleared area and provide the native plants space to grow and expand.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>March 19th saw a quieter volunteer day</b> in which we continued the important work of uncovering ferns in Fern Glade. The first steps are identifying and flagging the ferns and other natives under the ivy, and then pulling the ivy that is directly on top of and around the plant. We then create a buffer of about 4ft-6ft around the plant to give them room to grow and spread its rhizomes and seeds! We have seen some major success with this method of passive restoration, and it's both satisfying for both newcomers and returning volunteers as they can see the difference right away or come back after a month and start to see the native plants fill back in!</p><p><b>Our amazing volunteers and guests from the Claremont Hotel joined the work in Garber Park with zest</b>, and didn't mind pulling out the prickly thistles or the thorny blackberry! Amazing progress was made! Without your help, Garber Park wouldn't be as rich and full of like as it continues to be. </p><p>As spring is here, Garber Park is starting to transform with some of our native plants starting to come out of their "dormancy" period. If you're interested in some of these plants, please check out our <a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/p/plant-highlights-at-garber-park.html">Plant Highlights Page</a>!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5hw8M3ocvn4prM5_H3e-iFsGlgpYQOScwKFmdwenSpnEoW06tjHncbBxJGjqtL7mV5GRpaUfIvFZi6SWRFqALHGbFb0aTGk1eIsTLXOLfFdGihbxHLKt_t2E8rrMcclWaL9MjiWWCgwFVuX7XGVSsZjwCEG83aUIkrzHdku78o_jr8G-tDMfqJd7Tw/s4032/Volunteers%20heading%20to%20pull%20thistles%20near%20Oak%20Grove%20March%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5hw8M3ocvn4prM5_H3e-iFsGlgpYQOScwKFmdwenSpnEoW06tjHncbBxJGjqtL7mV5GRpaUfIvFZi6SWRFqALHGbFb0aTGk1eIsTLXOLfFdGihbxHLKt_t2E8rrMcclWaL9MjiWWCgwFVuX7XGVSsZjwCEG83aUIkrzHdku78o_jr8G-tDMfqJd7Tw/w640-h480/Volunteers%20heading%20to%20pull%20thistles%20near%20Oak%20Grove%20March%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>There's still so much we can do.<b> Come join us on our upcoming Volunteer Days on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month</b> as we continue restoring areas of Garber Park to be better suited for native species, and in doing so, creating a more fire safe park for everyone. </p><p>If you'd like to <b>volunteer with us</b> visit our <a href="http://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/p/volunteer-opportunities.html">Volunteer Opportunities page</a> for more info and if you'd like to <b>join our mailing list please email Wyllie at gpstewards@gmail.com</b>. </p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Take a look at our past events</h3><h3><a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/2022/01/fun-snapshots-of-our-restoration.html">Fun Snapshots of our Restoration Efforts at Garber Park</a> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/2022/01/mlk-day-of-service-seeds-of-hope.html">MLK Day of Service: Seeds of Hope</a></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/p/plant-highlights-at-garber-park.html">Plant Highlights at Garber Park </a></h3><div><br /></div>Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-9880398333277306592022-05-14T20:41:00.002-07:002022-07-09T18:52:43.226-07:00February 2022 Volunteer Days! <h1 style="text-align: center;">French Broom Sweep</h1><h2 style="text-align: center;">Searching for French Broom: An Annual Mapping Project</h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Restoration Projects</h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h4 style="text-align: left;">Volunteer efforts in February shifted towards lowering fire risk in the park. </h4><p style="text-align: left;">Stewards cleared debris and continued our annual French Broom sweep to map and lower the presence of this persistent invasive plant. <i>The French Broom Sweep will be an ongoing project as French Broom seed can be viable upwards of 70 years!</i></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wrbyUZjC6oK9L8lP3eHBJ-YN07ouwV5UOBeRZ7YEa-QzH0XFLMXfQFKBJ6el-Imi5OQ_LNVxbr2ytBJfmvL74u3CLm2IBATo4UBquzTFt36Xf92AAF_lS9FuhRiBbdETAJSlEFxa8a1EpvM69Vn10hnfXlKVN9W6m0XsERegxzi9GFUWg3DuValvow/s4032/PXL_20220219_183306986.MP.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wrbyUZjC6oK9L8lP3eHBJ-YN07ouwV5UOBeRZ7YEa-QzH0XFLMXfQFKBJ6el-Imi5OQ_LNVxbr2ytBJfmvL74u3CLm2IBATo4UBquzTFt36Xf92AAF_lS9FuhRiBbdETAJSlEFxa8a1EpvM69Vn10hnfXlKVN9W6m0XsERegxzi9GFUWg3DuValvow/w640-h480/PXL_20220219_183306986.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Volunteers looking for broom seedlings growing among a field of miner's lettuce and many other plants</i>.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">We started off with a gridded map of the park, and split into teams to search the different sections. When we got to a section we searched for French Broom, then estimated the number of individuals, and what maturity the plants were at - this helped us determine the urgency to treat that section. For example, a section with two mature plants, would be a high priority, as they will flower and spread seed this year, whereas a section with 20 seedlings, would be unlikely to go to seed this year, and can be mitigated during our future volunteer workdays. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg707Vv9nQn1X0Qz-qlrLgokHQeU8XS5cNaPDTVug39-kfQBNo0sLHD0aa82mJHhl_pwlKKeuOB7fGqgoNSEY-G89S9soSrv5EjUehW_lqVN_kUlNC1R3qBbjrqVcJKunPGrx_ibLrOtPQWFnLkni9xFu-95ecHfchq67HxXVTmiPCqdC55Zw4mLW_PjA/s4032/PXL_20220219_173445449.MP%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg707Vv9nQn1X0Qz-qlrLgokHQeU8XS5cNaPDTVug39-kfQBNo0sLHD0aa82mJHhl_pwlKKeuOB7fGqgoNSEY-G89S9soSrv5EjUehW_lqVN_kUlNC1R3qBbjrqVcJKunPGrx_ibLrOtPQWFnLkni9xFu-95ecHfchq67HxXVTmiPCqdC55Zw4mLW_PjA/w640-h480/PXL_20220219_173445449.MP%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;">Wyllie, our volunteer coordinator, helps volunteers identify French Broom at different maturities and shows the best strategies for hand pulling if needed.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">Volunteers were also encouraged to pull any mature plants and if there were a small enough amount of seedlings to pull, to hand pull the area. After we finished the sweep of the park, we gathered the maps together to make a condensed map with all the data, and give us a picture of the current state of the French Broom in the park. <i>Be sure to check back for an updated map!</i></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVFW26MIwpUdFJXwfE0Sldp8FEtq9wLEWQt5PFzSoa4FIUvC1asNmK2tZj7eqtOHVvpIlnkFBgnFzb2ww1MBr8eRC1fJSLBOu0m8td1-bafDXvsJSnZnr0HAFvDl-FFGupajATF_wV5ei5qP32UBwCyDAEKIQ5Kwndw8crNlOuWozCfaEsVceR4VszA/s4032/PXL_20220219_192016661.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVFW26MIwpUdFJXwfE0Sldp8FEtq9wLEWQt5PFzSoa4FIUvC1asNmK2tZj7eqtOHVvpIlnkFBgnFzb2ww1MBr8eRC1fJSLBOu0m8td1-bafDXvsJSnZnr0HAFvDl-FFGupajATF_wV5ei5qP32UBwCyDAEKIQ5Kwndw8crNlOuWozCfaEsVceR4VszA/w640-h480/PXL_20220219_192016661.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;">Some of our returning volunteers searching for broom among the understory of Garber's Oak Grove. </i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">One highlight of the French Broom sweep was mapping and counting areas of French Broom plants that are still present in the park, and comparing it to last year. <i>Last year we led another search and pulled over 800 plants!</i> This year we pulled a substantially lower amount, and didn't find them in some of the past areas. This gives us good insight for future restoration events and lets us know that the past efforts are paying off! </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83iOTd3Go0uNL8tLAn62RU1PVTE3nXx7ZSVYb3p1H0UpMaUo2N4tgT2iuagIDf50himpIDEmSRNGuDAMntkHVCiL7mxrm7V1wkZl4MLXGnfcERwiwN6Vd2HBZZ_iuN9znPuZmhQXXCt1sw3rUwL7n3zyYYei5yqHApUHcycY5owQmb8chFalHRayXjg/s4032/PXL_20220219_203541412.MP%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83iOTd3Go0uNL8tLAn62RU1PVTE3nXx7ZSVYb3p1H0UpMaUo2N4tgT2iuagIDf50himpIDEmSRNGuDAMntkHVCiL7mxrm7V1wkZl4MLXGnfcERwiwN6Vd2HBZZ_iuN9znPuZmhQXXCt1sw3rUwL7n3zyYYei5yqHApUHcycY5owQmb8chFalHRayXjg/w640-h480/PXL_20220219_203541412.MP%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Before the month ended, large broom bushes were found and removed from Garber Park! We will be returning to the site where these were found in order to continue removing any other seedlings in that area.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Our amazing volunteers joined the search with enthusiasm and put their best effort out there to help Garber Park be more fire safe and get our French Broom populations under control! Without your help, Garber Park wouldn't be as rich and full of life as it continues to be. </p><p style="text-align: left;">As winter turns to spring, Garber Park is starting to transform with some of our native plants starting to come out of their "dormancy" period. There's still so much we can do. <b>Come join us on our upcoming Volunteer Days on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month </b>as we continue restoring areas of Garber Park to be better suited for native species, and in doing so, creating a more fire safe park for everyone. </p><p style="text-align: left;">If you'd like to <b>volunteer with us</b> visit our <a href="http://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/p/volunteer-opportunities.html">Volunteer Opportunities</a> page for more info and if you'd like to <b>join our mailing list </b>please<b> email Wyllie at gpstewards@gmail.com</b>. </p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-2942afe0-7fff-901f-6c46-1f36d721233f"></span></p><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ba879258-7fff-7660-52f1-7975c90f1c92"><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-6bf88a6b-7fff-b21b-1239-090109540f65"></span></div></span></div>Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-91617650215612209452022-01-24T19:06:00.000-08:002022-01-24T19:06:26.778-08:00MLK Day of Service: Seeds of Hope<p>We are very excited to have started the new year honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during <b><span style="color: #b45f06;">MLK's Day of Service</span></b>, and what better way to do so, than by working alongside future generations in an effort to plant seeds of hope!</p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-2942afe0-7fff-901f-6c46-1f36d721233f"></span></p><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ba879258-7fff-7660-52f1-7975c90f1c92"><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-6bf88a6b-7fff-b21b-1239-090109540f65"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 457px; overflow: hidden; width: 610px;"><img height="457" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fRudNtQhizXoSe89LIS-E-o5SrV9QC5z60I8LzD0Cj6tKmKNUztn3zKY7J4QUjOzz-8I9ybdtHPQoakTaeOfZ1vkDOQRM9PKCzgSTnnVFnwdVcajgnHKO9S9ia_bzknz5Ift03uO" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="610" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-style: solid; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div><span style="color: #b45f06;">Pictured are some of our volunteers, Janet, Christie and Ruby who worked hard to remove invasive non-native plant species throughout Garber Park, while at the same time making room for many native plant species such as ferns, oak saplings, and miner's lettuce (<i>Claytonia perfoliata</i>). </span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></div></span></div><p>One highlight of January 2022 was planting Purple Needlegrass (<i>Stipa pulchra</i>, left) and Showy Milkweed (<i>Asclepias speciosa, </i>right) seeds in sunny bright areas around Garber Park, in hopes of new native plant growth! </p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-5a8ab2f3-7fff-bfcf-9af4-bd840132294a"></span></p><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 397px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="397" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_IJTNi2MmogRs_3JAMDdS9DdKcU2QZqTvYLzp4YZm2yPDetzhAONXLocnJLU_bsIH4Ye9pfsC5bE9t43vnv0YYqwyI0Gm0aYAWYK5VVw-xORooOWns5KQQGucDJq84evdem83-mt" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 397px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="397" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/PU5GHG1YjtoUKPoEprgxTzTsxDCU500AWNvXLR0vB1UNlQFyJx1jAST6cmVnnjWqe24jdBtpJV1-gBEEWtjmCF_wqBWgTISK3_NDLabK4aX_FhczXqiwv37tSTn-xsQ6yrwQFODc" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>Our amazing volunteers joined us with enthusiasm and put their best work out there to make Garber Park a better habitat for so many species! Without your help, Garber Park wouldn't be as rich and full of life as it continues to be. <br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-5a1e9da7-7fff-a249-8def-d901264798e4"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bb9f2a61-7fff-eff1-ff73-33f7578da9cf"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 397px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="397" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YNKrLWvz_qkiY32YRwDmzuV36rZCxz1SIlVg0s3nj1mv0LydY4oDvkuAcBblQ8npkKs-3Q5zb4oN5HFlTCK-eOHE_7K9Omn4tvQkmLeTZRRwly3TEtD0gnobGqgpDYKEvl1T4FR" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 397px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="397" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BH-sLlW7tqrEoPIn3kd0NtaayyODEHO9vvRfmRJp7JjSSJH4KwnqlNGEW9wRwRVAhSJmB126xlifLvxjpBV2_XUcAKeqcXawsPMvBuoksOVArR-S1_VnDl1ll8lVuPDlEW9W5AuK" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>Winter in January also marked a time of heavy rainfall, which allowed for ideal habitat conditions for our amphibian friends. The photos below are believed to be a Yellow-eyed Ensatina (<i>Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica</i>) which are commonly found throughout the Bay Area and here in Garber Park! </div></span></div></span></div><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-bcc5ec09-7fff-488e-1492-e97291baadef"></span></p><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0a52e656-7fff-92ad-39e6-cc5e6cf574ee"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 397px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="397" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/xn9Dz-tZv7W2uim7ee3UtpB-lK55ZCL1fJRrS8pkyAH1vRADdniQaG8TicScXqkhqY2kIW3xP8kKd0QoJywCNU_8oXybuZ2Cxs-YgBg44vt3H5NbD9xhr0uDTZ-TXlVFtGERetI-" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 397px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="397" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/9MHQ8tu6YzNX5_C_5Q2vLE5Fik_KYqDaKUnBJAIdfSI-AOGgPAeLkDivhB5ULv7peWj-Py2nGc_56OaNWB1LEXzuk3aMrkBt8FZdx8aNbybhM8R5HbZp6rsELbEobPhMgjaW64gX" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 20pt;"><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">While removing invasive English Ivy to uncover native ferns, our local steward, Rich, came across this curious salamander as it tried to climb on him. After being carefully placed back in its habitat, the restoration efforts continued as we pushed to create better habitats for our amazing species friends!</span></td></tr></tbody></table>There's still so much we can do. Come join us on our upcoming Volunteer Days on <b>February 5th and 19th</b> as we continue our efforts on our French Broom sweep and focus on restoring areas of Garber Park to be better suited for native species, and in doing so, creating a more fire safe park for everyone. <br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-4b22acb5-7fff-481d-2077-791316a4aa66"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-84317eb9-7fff-3806-a466-5f3d332a4456"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 457px; overflow: hidden; width: 610px;"><img height="457" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/SxPAFwRJWtNRsSxw-i57ggJsY1CcNwF_NdiBzrqpAJh40OXLxDOjIzPgr4G_zwn-Ci8VZKBZI0VryYFiCl7VB6MJT--sYnBmQbWDrPoocM8L_b2NI4pl3m61NWud4Gd1E782F01b" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="610" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Volunteers locate native ferns in Fern Glade to continue uncovering and expand their habitat by creating a buffer around them to protect them from English Ivy. </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></div></span></div></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">If you'd like to volunteer with us visit our <a href="https://garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/p/volunteer-opportunities.html">Volunteer Opportunities</a> page for more info and if you'd like to join our mailing list please email Wyllie at <b>gpstewards@gmail.com</b>. </p>Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-19432507891635119292022-01-01T15:09:00.002-08:002022-01-01T15:14:54.389-08:00Fun Snapshots of our Restoration Efforts at Garber Park!<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col><col width="106"></col><col width="310"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As we welcome 2022, we'd love to thank our Garber Park Stewards and many Volunteers for their dedication, time and efforts towards restoring Garber Park this past year! </span></td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We hope you enjoy taking a look back at the many activities that took place at Garber Park this summer, fall, and winter and hope to see you again soon on our <b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Volunteer Days: </span></b><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">1st and 3rd Saturday of Every Month! </span><span><u>Update: January's 1st Volunteer Day will be on Jan 08, 2022</u> </span></b></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 456px; overflow: hidden; width: 611px;"><img height="460.99999999999955" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/d5K1AC4YE1KFyM6ejmLlSAhZfwPyjBkPr2K9dwQaFC62B_X86eu4VyQZvv4dXEe-KTedNBa9q6b68mM45AF4t-l4J5kbml5bZfhMBAIGTvd9NOiUuRUNitpp_uYXNv9Lsi0N-p8B" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="611" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Winter marked a time for plant IDing and removal of invasive non-native plant species, such as Cape Ivy and Blackberry. As volunteers took time to learn about the various characteristics of these plants, they also learned some of the best practices for removal. (Image Below)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-52a5ed36-7fff-c846-6042-4290b54ad239"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col><col width="106"></col><col width="310"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 457px; overflow: hidden; width: 610px;"><img height="457" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/2v92-GOxY_wS5ryFjQ4FKwADfZy-kdClqpjxMdExGnp3SetnXPobVq0LyvqWkuthRNmuB-03vjqbVzNcCwCE4nWBzn6mD-y-fTA9apM6cWSVpqGjOTQA8-tmVrOFg3rknghuq_eP" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="610" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 397px; overflow: hidden; width: 299px;"><img height="397" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/wkVPubD_CR2IpJ1Q9hsb93uAt5wK5cVmO_CJaYrwx8AGNtwi6_tJsLI8G_tooPsRL9xVAdG6Lqd7jMgxY60yZbNFhNNbjzBAEIMS3Urm0-6KRf9p2vMoLSRk0ko9BsOD_SyMFYfx" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="299" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 223px; overflow: hidden; width: 296px;"><img height="223" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-l4U7-KiHR79aUlnqU2PJQceNoXzx_fi6lZriLw8IzAxdIvXB--NeCnPIV3eW2BoC7mn5GFB_XbOLcFYJYer7KiN-BS5j5gq7ULvct45Mj_IlNiqv64Y_JRh4E3VlCCLKyjUHb1o" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="296" /></span></span></p><div style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One of our amazing volunteers clearing the top layer of cape ivy in order to get to the roots for removal (Left)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Composting onsite has been one of our newest projects at Garber Park. We've been sharing knowledge with our volunteers on how we add, spread, and compact what we collect from a workday into our growing pile! (Right)</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span id="docs-internal-guid-0c5ba5ea-7fff-4140-7e87-295aeb9e46aa"></span></div></span></div><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4b5439d8-7fff-e174-2672-8e364a04ded5"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b34bc0e1-7fff-587b-7675-7af4cde47c90"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-dc54a089-7fff-0aa1-1352-0bddf61d494e"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b7f5f082-7fff-9341-e3bf-fdc1afee0cde"><div align="left" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><h3 style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Mushroom </span><span style="color: #e69138;">Galore</span><span style="color: #e69138;">!</span></span></h3></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0c707725-7fff-f3c1-d35b-a73f4b23ac11"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-826eb1fd-7fff-7a4b-06a6-888a20c4eea3"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c326020c-7fff-cf5b-0dd0-a4506958161c"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; 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border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 259px; overflow: hidden; width: 194px;"><img height="259" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/kJW3a83oqlnVVM3OW0V7b_xh4KNUWD6W5xpk32FSTUk_-u05fcT3__QAN1Qocvzw9np5dVSCO3ugvLqEyjWmROH25T2lCl_Zl62eikgwNaWR35aNWbrnHmsbIz-Olr3Ac6QodEp_" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="194" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 259px; overflow: hidden; width: 194px;"><img height="259" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/0kz6zYj4L7WyqhO6ES5usKoBLxB4jSlh5oLO1ea28ir99EItsjOmM13gImtLMyDjAk7qLCt3tTgcSn0D2LgT4Y9BgyuKdBSGk2M76dzM4avlkI2d1B677pcv5YYb-TAcrGc87bag" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="194" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 259px; overflow: hidden; width: 194px;"><img height="259" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Fj9W3h9vi5RkWYVac5gH2AqUCuNCOiR3LejUn9q3_bYzeMpOYy4N0ShNN8owVYuJgIhpUjLqiY9fmbLcaw2oa63DQBpgsH8W0S9zbswZu2_uh6sZ3rwqBj0M-c5L2BL1yq-bHXCi" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="194" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As the rainy season visited Garber Park, we also had enriching sights of various mushroom types, shapes, and sizes throughout the park! Many were easily spotted next to rocks and on logs, while others were hidden underneath leaf litter, in between stones, or next to our pathways. Can you ID them?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Winter Planting</span> </span></h3><span id="docs-internal-guid-0c5ba5ea-7fff-4140-7e87-295aeb9e46aa"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col><col></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-style: solid; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 259px; overflow: hidden; width: 194px;"><img height="259" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/K0JL-VkhZX7pL0k8wRGFgqmFFyWdLnI_azT7n0M3075HBj29SjZF1qS0Gx8Av5fQKbMNb1YQqfga7PaA0lxZp4F2EqzHDhFie7b-1T9ptwL-Lf6cK0uO-cSFSTi4FRflliTJlI23" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="194" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-style: solid; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 259px; overflow: hidden; width: 194px;"><img height="259" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/2Cbj_azQc4fak-eZWC-u5uZaZ400KV19BDlGdxarfGNiWoFjmaYKRGaOElSfBUq6QN7Y-ZLjvT1rNFle0OGscEmaKL4pSDB00O961CVf3Lmg-ZTnH30_PF8JN0UKIxzRHwSs0r84" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="194" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-style: solid; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 259px; overflow: hidden; width: 194px;"><img height="259" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/FmUrCaHQcNCtdnFX6KrDQllt4OibSWpLqb250Etwx0lgSEX3plEnOEqKBRE4CB9FBAIRfw-SYEXNdOi-BFnu2Nb5g2O6CR7yYWWx2FEjGi_Jk-Zm2CbpugS8dgFknQC_L3-QrfAD" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="194" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-style: solid; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 259px; overflow: hidden; width: 194px;"><img height="259" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/808tXGdGnHbnLJuV302SPq2c3tuL4xYSVbi5_BMks94Z_d6Yl10GWkc0xa8uppl_ssDFw3k2logISnkvUFUujWfrSqiFHBC6eRfV0d2DpmWiESFMO9znPCCfdDosPvKK7GHoey8j" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="194" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-style: solid; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 259px; overflow: hidden; width: 194px;"><img height="259" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/TlaT_uvX2WxCle40zE0C0aUfmI_186w1LHMSVcV7ke-C6ZLIgKQhPQQ22VW8D6ZhZlBt92MZmLwFNCrzTzzhm1o6etw37OESMoZR-jGVRLmnC2XsSZjSejr_qRiBbJTmU_YnK1sL" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="194" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-style: solid; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 259px; overflow: hidden; width: 194px;"><img height="259" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AG7DaQXVucjXuGTV3uycL9A1W5fRaBISsZvzgVFSAowd7AwBnWpwTdEAlJIYw0-Mf5nHrAK1UO3TrEwXM68hrQ3-xB88oQUHB-6T9iPLhisl9tafPVrF3ze-0xr3u3z1cvxHPMm" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="194" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td colspan="3" style="border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-style: solid; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was also a time of planting as the rainy days continued. We managed to place over a dozen plants with a focus on erosion control, which is especially important during these large rain events. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span id="docs-internal-guid-9493fcc1-7fff-0ce8-1ef8-39f479beb3e5"></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-9493fcc1-7fff-0ce8-1ef8-39f479beb3e5"></span><h3 style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: inherit;">Fall Fern Flagging & Fireplace Plaza Fire Safety </span></h3><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa808e6b-7fff-6c5a-bacf-da4593352231"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 224px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="224" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HbUUEUeVtx_0nfq4vsIJE8QDuDH-mgwiUKFxcRYKY68z5hUb7XYQclRvKjP4XqQeAp-AyGiVvsCxW60Fv1moSHtbL2byye554GTmJp8VUwHRnTq8D_2tmWYHud5cWlfEzi51VPz8" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 224px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="224" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/xGk-Jvvu2RMtuV6EvSkgIG2jL66WfG6nlEYNOgbyDKoF-Lw4sRsFuYn_RqvFUXNzd8s9N-zU6XJMgvzuzSybjdu5pP0tV83sU5-bXh5EyS1YTDlsyVON1jVrDFzNGiTsYAPBvR2x" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;">During our Fall days, we had a great time working around Fern Glade. We were able to<b><span style="color: #b45f06;"> flag many ferns </span></b>hiding underneath the English Ivy and worked to uncover them by pulling out a lot of the invasive ivy! By removing the invasive non-native plant species, we are allowing the native plant species underneath to grow in a clearer space, just in time for Spring. </td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></div></div></span><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-bdba60b8-7fff-546e-e812-66521c91a446"><div align="left" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e25847c3-7fff-abfd-ead9-7d14a16512b6"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 224px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="224" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/E7aWf4c1-CDt6dNlPQngMr0_66E-lwdO5xM7d_ZuBYkvfBcmIjfLrT69xTu3NAXpE5zz4uwkZi6Aw4HflC7PcTrsj7c5C7TbhpwqjlahmD55EaeoifKiYbiP8QRkYnqcio-f0sdE" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 224px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="224" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RbYHfhIXdrEmYmm16jddboepiG8qAur8Q2oopj2QEbs4rfwKxKPUTH3UiR9w-59qJkmyJWK4QId6IDIXritJcNrP67VMXV-KP_28BN5fvm2RaPCRh6FA9N_eyzwI2VodN4hx2NRE" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;">At the same time, we have been working near Fireplace Plaza to remove as much of the duff accumulated by an array of Eucalyptus trees, in order to limit the risk of wildfires in the park due to the dry hot days we've had this year. This work has also allowed many of the native blackberries and other plants to have space to grow and has also opened up the area of new native sprouts!</td></tr></tbody></table></div></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-c31f78bb-7fff-2ce1-d97e-4e2dbd8f5a00"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><h3 style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Fern Growth</span></h3><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-8d18a473-7fff-8569-dda1-e238c11b3fc2"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 392px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="397.48580878184515" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/l9S8s6KCZxx5s2zBFWReRRRzdXkTQrBvJFez_gw2yvGp_2O0Xue_YU1hCm6XC98xsA2sOrbwHE3qSTKru1xycZufSpra-FJTJB_NCrTh0u8CJBiK1deZxMFQ8av5rVPRWiDOzSrd" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 395px; overflow: hidden; width: 296px;"><img height="395" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/pE_e7qyN9KIeLIBbVEGO6PHAPXqilbB4cziSf1Hw-T02j8GJS3SBGqxtqUlC8YjWArsReUGDTPQx6euftRjEnfc5jQdgHsvInkRFXJIRdr7ls3Y_wGh2_Su4WU_BLUB17v-E7wBy" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="296" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;">The amount of rain Garber Park has been receiving this year has allowed new Fern growth! We are so excited to see new native plant species popping up in more areas!</td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-a8984829-7fff-61de-8be4-b350cd11ef98"></span><h3 style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Buckeye Trimming and Onsite Composting</span></h3><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-c8edba29-7fff-862b-7ae8-953cbe70ac35"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 321px; overflow: hidden; width: 243px;"><img height="321" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/DadCxDiTSER1331WTATAZPmPd9uObWJ1UfOq2s-vqmkjN_AyFrKReE2wl46PYp9mTnaZ7MkU-dzERrPHWTkHI27mE7T8Fr9JZX3yp_UR8EZWfWYE_GQjLBXFtZNqHNeeXsM4QByv" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="243" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 224px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="224" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/hQD-gxJ4XZhA2SbhJIolWDFgloXES7pufHxF0jH1ePtqSrZZewXOMcyD2fJaHQKC86DsPTb_s-v--yg7dwtXsQzWifsQUxndIqrND3E3x8Mf1t2NPUPdl2h2-ct9nd-zXolH8tVO" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p>We are always excited to see our volunteers show their many skills at the park! Some of our volunteers helping to clip our tangled Buckeyes during their dormancy period. (Above)</td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-9e44cb08-7fff-bbc4-4814-e53ede4c4e30"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4d786a55-7fff-c456-94e4-723169163814"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-25725011-7fff-4c07-caf4-3e7a4ae7e6aa"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 322px; overflow: hidden; width: 243px;"><img height="395.9066548335421" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/YvXpxgsbmnXeiJA0AO6OSNBEXWSvPGtrmR0_pp4DJtUWxL5gSQ6NO2uW7NwFVO10IX3fBR5CBZtFDOaUtv3ztCJrsvhlbfGDhotguIkPnIWD61ez2LKVL47d6U7wNOzxo_8kT4gk" style="margin-left: -37px; margin-top: -29.7835px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 224px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="224" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/l0_X7dLngCupSWItTbozaluuWOPWHSY9dSDIGD6rCqZterM27WhnA0_JXe3LV4-OiucJKSwzJzSpW3u5y7iiPsZAmBQU1pRdyFP6-Il_k3q4NktQxOjy8ukKADk_D2OlzTDyUlh8" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p><div style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The accumulation of leaf litter from our volunteer workdays have also ignited our new on-site composting experiment throughout the park. Watch this short video (below) to see how we compact our compost piles onsite! </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></div></div></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc57e333-7fff-3b04-6a97-0f94675765da"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyxCVhyvP0VHyhwb4cDD5mDHQ8q4hA-3W5dvfeB0jn8X4Uz759fbRuKvRVFLopTVaUped44JFMWsNgyxg0keg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3 style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: -webkit-left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a8984829-7fff-61de-8be4-b350cd11ef98" style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"></span></span></h3><h3 style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: -webkit-left;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: inherit;">Eucalyptus Debris Collection & Acacia Weaving </span></h3></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-5589367e-7fff-603e-3966-22ba45dc0e18"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 224px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="224" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/69M9jL8Qolh9RmQ4uNMrENN8eMn27T2nNWugxLOzawBCdHoFRZbGJ3rFW49SCNE5sVxNxgwPtTM09dlf1EPfabqf4xsEoBn481MOKA-Ha4QTMmdw2hYEW3LqeV8UVL4nbgS3ZsWE" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 224px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="224" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/i_RsMiSytESzoTu6lZWADiDBJwHtCUmKEFRpLnl8d8GomIfTjF-sWIvgEhgxAiiWNeo1m0f7t6hW-IQcUgzqB6YHAVOSvKoW-SpgAe9iG3_fuBTwfIRbb-OJBnwEb_iteAGrZPqs" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Volunteers bagging Eucalyptus litter for fire safety during some of the hot days at Garber Park. (Above)</span></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 397px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="397" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/IkOZbOHgeDvRqSpPa2k8Xxrl9vWwQ2_Uq2hcM2ZIm0hROkYNAYKGUbOpHtYfF9MyYcirdvXD1R_rK5yCxb5GrYvsJlj47GZ16XaRWekZz88q8PpYNbY_D87VCv2duWrSbrjHZcVZ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 397px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="397" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/YJbnFTXZ7d8WwCRdEEe_bTGnxKkB0sG6P1JCIAwSqRkvhaE4ZVV3RkGLKQd71Ta4BEnogknkViaq7cTtOkBBA9CChqxhSkXtxhZN6AtEjc9Vh4LNpi7L_wc-8pdkkpVrxSaKrwt1" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;">Some of the Acacia trees are growing alongside the trail, and helping to stabilize the path. With the help of volunteers, we were able to cut them back and weave them into a barrier wall. This will also help us keep the Acacia growth in check and make it easier to remove seed, so we can try and control new seedlings. </td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: inherit;">Fireplace Plaza Restoration, Tree Trimming & Path Maintenance </span></h3><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-6f8ead86-7fff-711e-fd00-0a3bd5ac2a0d"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 224px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="224" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/MliDhVsymmoqAsfe0UJ6lQjKfoQNZCj6lSC3UyeLpCeEiGVmzzI22VZpTJjtm3Tmkw9tu1GiIKfx0Wnfl6iwDj7utBH4nZPCXcus9ve4mYds7mNXLuYiGW0JzoDzU8ymy1eK2nq4" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 224px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="299" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tUWTY8HHU3MMjXUfrLOkSyLLY1t67QREvTeWpL1lFWZAwDYzOeEYZiT_CERnqFr1eiImFh-slD8Essg3k1dNhKGHYgWlP3iGFZmzraL-eZuobUTBfeTAqXKCwIGQbN1BgROAjxRV" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -75px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 224px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="396.65272329633024" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/QGeF0DaW9qLCf91khT6Brxoc4WFR8jtPkXevuu0msqBHq_7tKJa_UPySa2CIKrJZ_8lEYOyNT3quyTu9544rd1tBQqmAO-3VrVu7SFBxAbWMBLTfeIFm8Kq0sowIis8rzj2tNkSY" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -82.1792px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 224px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="224" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/JZZQqy1P6ID-6L-qlp-Li0uV_Jny0BkEu3am8beTfhasF9J1fprecBJCMXU8R25xmjQ4qY7QHjJ5JLZku1RKDWqYwZ47O0GGdZpCoWk6fRz8sTrI6A6F5clVAiFbdU4A2g03qFnR" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;">Thanks to our volunteers we worked on preparing and beautifying Fireplace Plaza for future renovation. This included uncovering the Fireplace by removing dirt and debris that was encroaching on it (lower right), restoration tree trimming to open up the space a bit and help the trees (upper right), clearing of debris from the area and mulching of the paths to help make them less slippery (upper and lower left). Thanks to our devoted stewards, we were also able to collect some rocks for the restoration of our Fireplace Plaza, which thanks to CCC, will be restored in honor of all the hard work Shelagh and Garber Park Stewards have made towards Garber Park's restoration! </td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></div><h3 style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: inherit;">Creek to Bay Month </span></h3><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc81710c-7fff-8ce1-d044-47b2a7f2ed21"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 224px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="224" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/7iIy9GUeMJ_5Qu5L1ptOLSDpZ-b3wGEG4_E0oDRbXJu-5NSNRUecxYF5xQEg0gxu37jdqCjQWohS8GaDoBTGgq_-yOyyV34oaPtMfW51xL4qDh6BEK7NUbnF82EpSOnmJO3JMYqU" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 224px; overflow: hidden; width: 298px;"><img height="224" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/FaR-kLV_M7Y1gjIwSzj-beOl5bhSeFCx0Xmqx9H3iLbOOR4NkRd9ZmKAuLFAn8CqQO5jZ3a-kfTZfW46lyURxRl11Vcm3vGEultZzf7SC6pZPWVOXRq9B4nGImoya34fge1I0oop" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="298" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;">Creek to Bay Month also brought many wonderful volunteers full of excitement and willing to spend their time outdoors pulling English Ivy, removing eucalyptus litter and opening some areas for native plants to grow! We had a great time working towards making Garber as fire safe as possible, which was especially important during the red flag season we had. Many efforts were put in to remove much of the duff under the larger Eucalyptus trees, and near the homes surrounding the park, so much that we were able to fill an entire bin, as can be seen (above right)!<br /><br />We were also able to work on upkeeping the paths throughout Garber (above left). This involved replacing steps with new pieces, adding new steps to allow for a better walking experience, and clearing debris to make it less slippery. We worked on improving paths from the Claremont Avenue Entrance to Fireplace Plaza, the switchbacks on the upper Loop Trail, and did more general maintenance on the rest of them. We plant to continue this trend in 2022 and if you're interested in this, come join us on our volunteer days!</td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-ee6690a6-7fff-82b7-f48f-bc3241e3d407"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-6acc3f1d-7fff-b290-fb09-10e941d42cb6"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col><col></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 221px; overflow: hidden; width: 194px;"><img height="227.42828727429116" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/3vcaYzpruwAkH1jKtYtwTSIAm-qWi8B0ggneDdfaET8gz_vwZCNu4dG2y1W4aZPUGPGZ9yxFomExg7Tu4HhMa4V_40xkeG1K71KWknodEgDM0AMiGK7zI49l1baGxnmMaicThrbZ" style="margin-left: -45.8863px; margin-top: -1.82071e-12px;" width="306.1734270571248" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 221px; overflow: hidden; width: 194px;"><img height="221" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/igQY-TSUbvJK1cLuKY8HvC80o2CEiejYgZSXU4cdnw7KkDSmEg2sTj2suneP9rz8INvtAAEv6IvdzyDtKAf8kM5qiiwO4aWDe2QHLCgkbItBd0Y-g2rcUAH77G3nNYNHWpjo8hd6" style="margin-left: -90.3754px; margin-top: 0px;" width="297.166625966626" /></span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 221px; overflow: hidden; width: 194px;"><img height="259.48866257286966" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/VrzAbq8MfhiHFbqWXwQALdgUN6heK9Wrhl3hbyXqVef6e1_WGjW8bXE4SxOmiELA2IOe0mqEY3CczjufcwB3BPCqikIULguatIMVg5ARb_kpXyDebhSzRIWqp19pXCoaO5Xw9d8S" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -1.82071e-12px;" width="194" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); border-left: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-right: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #ffe599 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We still have lots of work to get done and we are grateful to our many volunteers these past months who have been helping us with various weeding projects for fire safety, gathering stones for our fireplace restoration, and our newest experiential compost project onsite. Come join us on our next volunteer day <span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>January 08, 2022</b></span> to learn more about our amazing park!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div>Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-12970094184919681252021-08-08T12:49:00.006-07:002021-11-24T21:43:31.847-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>VOLUNTEER WORKDAYS IN DECEMBER </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>SATURDAYS, DECEMBER 4 & 18</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>TIME: 9:00AM - NOON</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>HELP CLEAR INVASIVE WEEDS AND CONTINUE TRAIL MAINTENANCE TASKS (WEEDING, RAKING, MULCHING, REPAIRING BRIDGES AND STEPS) FOR FIRE SAFETY. </i></b></span></p><div><br /></div><div><i>Thanks, everyone, for your continued support and help in Garber. We look forward to in September. If you are not on our email list for announcements and would like to be notified for workdays and special events workdays <b>contact Shelagh or Wyllie at gpstewards@gmail.com. </b></i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Below are some of the projects in Garber. We have been working on these projects throughout the Summer and will be working through the Fall to make Garber as Fire Safe as possible, and the trails safe and enjoyable for your walking pleasure. </i></div><div><ul><li><i>Several Restoration Sites: Harwood Creek, Fern Glade, and Evergreen Lane Hillside need much TLC in removing invasive weeds to enable the natives to grow and be ready for planting this coming Winter after the rains return. Harwood Creek and Fern Glade are beautiful sites in Garber and good flat areas to work. </i></li></ul></div><div><i><b><u>What to wear</u></b>: <b>a mask, </b>long sleeves, long pants, and good shoes or boots for trail (no open toes). </i></div><div><i><u><b><br /></b></u></i><i><u><b>What to</b> </u><b><u>Bring</u>: </b>gloves, a water bottle, snacks, You can use our tools if you don't have them. </i><br /><i><br /></i><i><b><u>Where to meet</u>: Evergreen Lane Entrance to Garber Park. <u>Directions:</u> </b>From Ashby Ave take Alvarado Rd to Slater Lane, Slater Lane to Evergreen Lane, turn Right onto Evergreen Lane. Garber Park is at the end of the street. You can park on the side of the street but please do not park in any driveway or individuals parking pad. For those who don't mind a short, but steep walk up the hill you can park at the Claremont Ave parking lot and walk up the trail. <b>A map and directions to both entrances can be found at garberparkstewards.org.</b></i><br /><i><b><br /></b></i><i>Everyone welcome. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult and have a WAIVER signed by their parent or a responsible adult.</i><br /><i><br /></i></div>Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-82070984241816884792021-05-03T16:28:00.000-07:002021-05-03T16:28:07.935-07:00An Awesome Earth Month in Garber<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStQjgkDMC_GTCyTcHK6-Qrs2FSXRhOROG1sScmlDxnOpv7C5gy986sIjCZKCYcFX5YTUzGkuG45CWNCxeLhcIH7T0IjCwHsPcrGYXch5qUAWIqnbx1BEKYrNRC584HQWolFUWS69g_BfH/s4032/IMG_1881.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStQjgkDMC_GTCyTcHK6-Qrs2FSXRhOROG1sScmlDxnOpv7C5gy986sIjCZKCYcFX5YTUzGkuG45CWNCxeLhcIH7T0IjCwHsPcrGYXch5qUAWIqnbx1BEKYrNRC584HQWolFUWS69g_BfH/w429-h255/IMG_1881.jpeg" width="429" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> The Earth Day Volunteers - all masked up and ready to work!</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>Walking in Garber just became easier - and safer- thanks to the many volunteers who came to Garber for Earth Month - both the small groups who came on 3 consecutive week-ends pulling weeds and gathering them into piles to haul down to the bin provided by the City of Oakland on Earth day as well as the awesome group of 15 who showed up on Earth Day.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We split into 3 groups:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>the Trail Group who repaired and replaced steps on the switchbacks near Evergreen Lane,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>the crew who loaded the bin, and those who continued the important task of weeding the invasives for fire safety. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>By the end of the day Saturday the bin was almost full!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Our April Clean-Up Spree Volunteers logged 117 hours!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Thanks to everyone - we couldn’t do it without you! </b></span><b style="font-family: verdana;"> </b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>We look forward to seeing you soon in Garber. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><br /></p>Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-10713057766318322602020-01-31T20:45:00.000-08:002020-01-31T21:10:42.777-08:00Our First Ten Years in Garber - A Fun Celebration<style type="text/css">
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<span class="s1"><b>Sunday, January 19</b>: </span>First Workday of 2020</div>
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<span class="s1">The Claremont Hotel and Resort has a long history of supporting the Garber Park Stewards restoration efforts in Garber Park.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>In 2015 we received a grant from the Sustainability Committee to develop a Self-Guided Nature Trail, and since that time employees from the hotel volunteer in Garber and clean the Evergreen Lane Path Stairway leading into the park several times a year. Today they pulled enough ivy from Fern Glade and the Evergreen Lane stairs to fill a pick-up!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px;">The Garber Park Stewards are pleased to be partnering with the Claremont Canyon Conservancy to once again offer a Restoration Planting Series throughout the winter season to </i><b style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px;"><i>Celebrate the Stewards 10 years in Garber. </i></b><i style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px;">Lech Naumovich, botanist and Executive Director of Golden Hour Restoration Institute, will lead the workshops, which will highlight our successes, challenges, and the future for our ongoing restoration efforts in Garber Park.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We invite you to join us.</i></div>
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<span class="s4" style="font-family: "times";"><b><i>Saturday, January 18. </i></b></span><span class="s5" style="font-family: "times";"><b><i>Celebration of the Garber Park Stewards 10 Years in Garber.</i></b></span><span class="s2" style="color: #101010; font-family: "times";"><b><i> </i></b>Come hike and explore Garber Park, a 13-acre oak woodland in Claremont Canyon and help celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Garber Park Stewards, whose on-going restoration efforts have helped transform this park at the edge of the wildland-urban interface.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Led by Lech Naumovich from Golden Hour Restoration Institute, we’ll discuss successes and challenges of this long running restoration project, delving into invasive species control, fuels management, trail improvement, and more.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b></span></div>
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<span class="s4"><b><i>Saturday, February 15.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b></span><span class="s6"><b><i>Invasives:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Best Management Practices for Your Worst Problems.</i></b></span><span class="s2"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Join the Garber Park Stewards and Golden Hour Restoration Institute for a hands-on workshop on invasive species control.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Learn about best management practices recommended by the California Invasive Plant Council for invasive species such as cape ivy and French broom.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>This workshop will be a chance for you to learn and practice invasive species removal with experts and experienced volunteers at a restored oak woodland in the Oakland Hills. </span></div>
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<span class="s4"><b><i>Time:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>all workshops are from 9:30AM-12:30PM.</i></b></span><span class="s2"><i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></span><span class="s4"><b><i> </i></b></span><span class="s2">Come early, 9:15,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to enjoy coffee, snacks and meet fellow workshop participants.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>All skill levels welcome.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Come to one workshop or come to all.</span></div>
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<span class="s7"><b><i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Meet at the Claremont Ave. entrance to Garber Park, </i></b></span><span class="s2">.4 miles up Claremont Ave from the intersection of Ashby Ave/Claremont Ave.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>For a map and directions visit <a href="http://garberparkstewards.org/"><span class="s8"><b><i>garberparkstewards.org</i></b></span></a>.</span></div>
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<span class="s9"><b><i>RSVP to Golden Hour at EventBright</i>:</b></span><span class="s10"><b> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><span class="s9"><b> </b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/10-years-of-east-bay-restoration-with-garber-park-stewards-tickets-84789952029?aff=ebdssbdestsearch"><span class="s11">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/10-years-of-east-bay-restoration-with-garber-park-stewards-tickets-84789952029?aff=ebdssbdestsearch</span></a><b>.</b></span><span class="s10"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s12">For more information contact Shelagh</span></div>
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<br />Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-31855542016884769932019-10-21T16:04:00.001-07:002019-10-21T16:05:54.292-07:00A Beautiful Fall Day<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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It was a beautiful Fall day for our October Workday. Meeting at the Claremont Ave entrance we focussed on cleaning up the trash in the parking lot and clearing out the ditch which was covered in leaves. Once the entrance was cleared we spread out across the park - to attack the Cape Ivy, clear German Ivy from around the ferns in Fern Glade, and to weed and clear the trail around Fireplace Plaza and the Evergreen Lane Entrance. A fun time and sense of satisfaction at helping to make Garber more fire safe as well as more enjoyable on your next visit to Garber.<br />
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tasks and large projects. One group
worked on the Evergreen Hillside pulling Erhardta and other invasive weeds,
another group worked in Fern Glade and along Claremont Ave Trail, and Mark continued his amazing work on the Cape Ivy removal. Two more groups worked at the Claremont
Entrance clearing a huge swath of ivy using the Bradley Method (pulling and
cutting and rolling the ivy down the hill).
It took 4 strong volunteers to haul the huge roll of ivy into the bin for
final removal. On your next trip to
Garber you will notice a nice “bridge” across the newly cleared drainage ditch
at the parking lot, one of many improvements we’re making to the Claremont Ave
Entrance for safety for pedestrians as well as cars. And, then there was the one woman raking crew
who managed to rake leaves and loose dirt off the trail from the Evergreen Lane
Entrance all the way down to the Claremont Entrance. <b> </b><b>THANK YOU to all of you plus a big THANK YOU
to all the volunteers who helped organize these projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And THANKS to Oakland for sponsoring and
supporting this event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Garber
Statistics:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14 volunteers (many who
stayed till 1:30pm), for 55 volunteer hours, and over 300 pounds of waste!! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></div>
<b>(estimated to
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<b>Please join us on Saturday, October 19, from 10am-Noon for our 3rd Saturday workday. </b> We have more trail projects and weeding projects to get the park ready for the Winter and planting time!<br />
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<!--EndFragment--><br />Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-82214981525647987402019-06-16T10:55:00.001-07:002019-06-16T10:56:51.781-07:00June Workday a FUN Day Thanks to all the volunteers that made our first Summer Workday in Garber such a success. We were able to clear erhardta from Bob's place and Harwood Creek, thistle from Horsetail Meadow and Rispin Meadow, and continue with Cape Ivy the Cape Ivy Removal Project. After the extreme heat of last week it was a pleasure to be under the cool of the oaks, maples and buckeyes (some of which are still blooming). A few pictures below tell the story:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removing Cape Ivy off trail - Mark and his team have been so successful<br />
at removing the Cape Ivy from the trail that they're now<br />
continuing in hard to get to places. Persistence has paid off!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clearing erhardta along the trail near Bob's Place</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removing invasives from Rispin Meadow. It's hard to remember<br />
this beautiful meadow 5 years ago with ivy so thick you couldn't see<br />
through the meadow to the trees!</td></tr>
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<br />Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-79295104965662896772019-02-24T12:37:00.000-08:002019-02-24T12:37:24.364-08:00THANK YOU Claremont Hotel Volunteers!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mudslide blocking the lower loop trail<br />
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HATS OFF to the volunteers from the Claremont Resort and Spa who joined the Garber Park Stewards in clearing the trail, shoring it up, and mulching. And, thanks to Bob Strayer in leading this group of "mud wrestlers." Thanks to all of you the Loop Trail is once again accessible for walking.<br />
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We wish to thank ALL the Claremont Resort Volunteers for a great Stewardship Day. Besides opening up the Loop Trail for visitors once again our local neighborhood paths have been cleared of debris and weeds and swept - a great day of beautifying the neighborhood.<br />
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Please come and walk the paths and especially Garber where the Trilliums are blooming and the maples and buckeyes are ready to show the spring foliage any day.<br />
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But, do be careful in Garber - the trails are steep, and still muddy in spots.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few of the "mud wrestlers" finishing<br />
up the mud slide removal</td></tr>
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<br />Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-46008201149559044532019-01-20T13:18:00.001-08:002019-01-20T13:22:05.220-08:00January - a GREAT start to 2019<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goldenhour.org/">Lech Naumovich, Golden Hour RestorationInstitute,</a> <br />
demonstrating dividing<br />
Elymus Glaucus.</td></tr>
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<b> January 12 Workshop a Tremendous Success</b><br />
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THANKS TO EVERYONE who made January, 2019, such a fun and exciting start to restoration in Garber Park. The removal of the beautiful old oak tree that died last June at the Evergreen Lane entrance gave way for a most timely and information packed and fun workshop by <a href="http://www.goldenhour.ord/">Lech Naumovich </a>on the changing ecology of the Evergreen Hillside without the big old oak tree, called <b>Managing a Changing Oak Woodland: Oak Woodland Restoration Post - Climax.</b><br />
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The week that we had both the tree removal and the workshop scheduled was a rainy week. But, luck was with us. The tree came down Thursday, Jan. 10 - the first rain free day of the week, and we had a rain-free day on Saturday, Jan. 12 for the workshop. And what a fantastic workshop it was. From Lech: I estimate we planted over 100 plants (plugs, containers, cuttings plus we caged three coast live oak seedlings. What a great group and we got quite a bit of work done.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mulching the Evergreen Lane<br />
Entrance.</td></tr>
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<b> January 19 Workday on MLK Week-end</b><br />
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We had a most productive workday - and another lucky "no-rain" day. Our main task for the day was to perform trail maintenance and get a truck load of mulch on the muddy trails. And that we did! But, we accomplished much more: invasive weed removal along the trail and the very important work of Cape Ivy Removal, a long term project headed up by Mark. Next month we hope to mulch some muddy spots along the Loop Trail and finish Fire Place Plaza. We again want to thank all the volunteers who helped make this possible.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mark and Kat removing<br />
a most invasive week -<br />
Cape Ivy</td></tr>
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<b>Our next Volunteer Workday is Saturday, February 16. </b> We hope you will join us as we continue restoring this beautiful Oak Woodland Park and making the trails safer for your enjoyment.<br />
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In the meantime, do come and check out all the improvements in the park. Pick up a self-guided trail map at one of the entrances to the park, or down load a map from this blog.<br />
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<br />Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-73338405859795774212019-01-15T10:37:00.002-08:002019-01-15T10:37:52.395-08:00An AWESOME Creek to Bay Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We had a goal - fill the green waste bin with</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">all the dead limbs and eucalyptus duff - which we did. In addition we cleared trails, and weeded in Fern Glade to make sure the Trilliums and Ferns could pop-up once the rains came. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thanks, everyone, for all the hard work of carrying load after load of dead, fireprone limbs, and branches down the steep slopes to the waiting bin on Claremont Avenue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Garber Park Stewardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892514248491083456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963929528124953039.post-31434209685993977652018-04-30T17:33:00.001-07:002018-04-30T17:33:45.547-07:00EARTH WEEK a TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fern Glade. Five years ago this beautiful area<br />in Garber was covered in ivy. Today, it's a<br />a beautiful site of ferns, Big Leaf Maples,<br />and other native plants.</td></tr>
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We had the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luck of
the Irish for our St. Patricks Day monthly habitat restoration workday in
Garber.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>NO RAIN, early Spring blooms
popping up throughout the park, and the Trilliums are still blooming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks to Mark we continue to make progress
on one of our most aggressive invasive weeds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He can frequently be seen in the park near Harwood Creek and Horsetail
Meadows carefully pulling Cape ivy off the plants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>THANK YOU Mark and all the volunteers who
have chosen to work with Mark on this most important task. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without you Horsetail Meadows would still be a
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">California Coast Live Oak. We found many seedlings<br />throughout the park. We have a caging program to save<br />the seedlings from being stomped on or eaten by the deer.</td></tr>
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save these seedlings from being stomped on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Spring rain – and more to come – they have a chance at survival during our dry summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even if only a few survive, this TLC to this
beautiful California Native Tree will be worth it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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If you missed the St. Patrick’s Day Workday you will have
another chance - <b><span style="color: lime;"><u>Earth Week in
Garber.</u> </span> </b>This year we decided to
celebrate Earth Day all week long with several Habitat Restoration Days the
week before Earth Day. We hope you will
be able to join us on one or more of these days. We
want to make an assault on the invasive weeds and get a head start on making
Garber as Fire Safe as possible. <u> </u><u><span style="color: lime;">The
schedule</span>:</u><u> </u> Wed, April 18 and Thurs, April
19 from 3:00pm-6:00pm. Saturday, April
21 and Sunday, April 22 from 9:30-12:30.
Details to follow soon. Contact
Shelagh <a href="mailto:garberparkstewards@gmail.com">garberparkstewards@gmail.com</a>. We hope you can join us in celebrating Earth
Week in Garber. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A wonderful workday - good weather and a good turn-out of volunteers - veterans and new. A major effort was made in Equisitum (Horsetail)Meadow. The equisitum is now popping up but the Cape Ivy and Himalayan Blackberries, with their aggressive and invasive growth, are threatening the lovely horsetails. Bags of Cape Ivy and Horsetail were pulled, chopped, and bagged. Thanks, everyone, a tough job, but a rewarding and valuable one in the ongoing restoration of Harwood Creek. In another month the Horsetails will dominate the meadow with their bright green stalks. Thanks everyone for a successful workday.<br />
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An extra special treat - the buckeyes have leafed out and the beautiful Trillium are in bloom!<br />
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<b>MUSHROOM WORKSHOP IN GARBER A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS</b></div>
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On January 20, Lech Naumovich presented his first Garber
workshop of the 2018 Season, Titled:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b>Fungi, Soil and the World Beneath Us:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Restoration in Focus.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For this
workshop we had <b>TWO wonderful leaders:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Lech and Thea Chesney, mushroom taxonomist and botanist.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I drove up to the Claremont Ave.
Entrance to set-up the refreshments for the event, Thea was already there,
finding many, many mushrooms right at the entrance, and had set up books,
samples, and a microscope on the hood of her car!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew we were in for a treat.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was a cold day, but clear, and had rained just a few days
before, making it perfect for finding mushrooms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thea continued to excite us in learning about
mushrooms for the next FIVE hours – not just the 3 hours scheduled for the
workshop. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>THANK YOU, LECH and THEA for such a fabulous
workshop – opening up a another fascinating eco-system in Garber – THE WORLD
BENEATH US.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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What a great day in Garber. Some planted, some cleared the trail, and some chopped and pulled Himalayan Blackberries. Thanks to Ricardo we cleared the drainage on Claremont Ave. from Overflow Creek to the Garber Park parking area. Thanks to all for your dedicated and hard work!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks to Ricardo the drainage on Claremont Ave<br />
from Overflow Creek all the way to the Garber parking<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Planting grass plugs at the Evergreen Lane Entrance<br />
from seeds collected in Garber!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Attacking the Himalayan Blackberry<br />near Horsetail Meadow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shout Out to this man, a neighbor,<br />who collects trash along Claremont Ave<br />several times a year!<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All smiles at the end of the day<br />reflecting on the days accomplishments</td></tr>
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<b style="text-align: start;">Fern Glade</b><span style="text-align: start;"> - weeded and mulched - and now ready for the winter. </span><b style="text-align: start;">Claremont Ave Entrance</b><span style="text-align: start;"> - trash picked up. </span><b style="text-align: start;">Claremont Ave Trail</b><span style="text-align: start;"> - cleared of debris and raked to Overflow Creek Bridge. Fireplace Plaza - raked and cleared of debris. </span><b style="text-align: start;">1st Bridge on Lower Loop Trail</b><span style="text-align: start;"> - Threat of Himalayan Blackberry take-over suppressed! </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting the erhardta grass and ivy from Fern Glade!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">THANKS EVERYONE. WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT WORKDAY: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>MEET AT THE CLAREMONT AVE ENTRANCE AT 10AM. </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>IF WE'VE HAD RAIN - WE WILL DO SOME PLANTING.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>SHELAGH garberparkstewards@gmail.com</b></i></span></div>
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