June 22 workday On a beautiful cool Saturday, five Old Rag Master Naturalists and three community volunteers continued the invasive control effort. Ed Dorsey donated 8 well-established plants to the native plant garden, now beginning to fill its promise as a pollinator site. We discovered a lot of native trumpet vine claiming its place on wooded slope, as well as summer wild flowers coming into bloom. The day was capped by Berni Olson's discovery of a fledgling bluejay hopping about in the leaf litter. |
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Flower Photo log....ferns and spring ephemerals,
free at last! |
Thank you to our team of volunteers!
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March 9 Workday proceeds,
Despite Snow! Eight hardy souls plus the RSW Workforce hit the trails Saturday morning to pull honeysuckle, English ivy, multi-flora rose, and garlic mustard. A bunch of ailanthus and burning bush will not leaf-out this spring. Volunteers included 4 RCRFA board members, a Fauquier County family, and Kinner Ingram from the Department of Forestry. A good beginning. Mark your calendars for April 6, our next scheduled workday. |
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Newly lined trail
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RSW Workforce Collaboration In January 2019, RCRFA began a cooperative arrangement with RSW Workforce. The workforce crew works at the park 2-3 days/ week. On Day 1, they worked with Torney Van Acker to fell 35 big ailanthus trees, cut trunks into lengths to line the Rush River trail, and haul 3 truckloads of debris to the Amissville Recycling Center. This collaboration promises to expedite efforts to clear the park of invasive growth.
Click on images to enlarge. Go to Workforce Photo page to see more photos. |