April
2004Restoration Event
Our first restoration
session in More Mesa County Park was held on the beautiful sunny morning of March
27th. Thirteen hearty volunteers showed up to hear Stephanie Langsdorf, of Growing
Solutions, teach us the basics of the area's ecosystem, and the particulars of
natives and non-natives as well. Then, pitchforks and shovels in hand, we went
to work on a hilly rise quite close to the western edge of the park. This area
had been previously cleared and planted with various native shrubs and trees;
oak, elderberry, coffeeberry, blackberry and bee plant. Our task was to clear
the immediate vicinity of each of these plantings of all non natives; most especially
Harding grass and thistle. Good News: Almost all of the plants had survived and
a large fraction were thriving. Our attention should encourage even more vigorous
growth, as well as natural introduction of natives.
Later in the morning,
we turned our attention to the creek trail and did some vinca clearing. Stephanie
also pointed out quite a large field of our lovely native, fiesta flower. All
our volunteers seemed excited about the opportunity to do more of this kind of
thing, and we are confident this is just the beginning. Just look at all the smiling
faces in the photos!
Earth Day
The
More Mesa Preservation Coalition will be participating in Earth Day on April 18th.
Come to the Courthouse Sunken Gardens to look at the displays and say hello.
Concert
For The Coast
The Concert for the Coast is a free event held in mid May,
and sponsored jointly by the Isla Vista Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and
the Shoreline Preservation Fund. The purpose of the concert is to raise awareness
of local issues. Happily, this year the organizers have selected More Mesa as
their focus! Because of this, we will be able to bring our message to a large
number of people who may not be aware of the issues. In addition, proceeds of
a raffle, held concurrent with the concert, will be donated to the More Mesa Preservation
Coalition. Details of the concert will be posted as soon as they are available.
Thank you Concert for the Coast!
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