Volunteers contribute their time to Save the Forest

Big thanks to Moss Adams volunteers!

A few weeks ago the slopes of ravines finally became dry enough that we could safely pull ivy there.  Since then a Saturday work party and three other groups have worked in the upper reaches of High Creek’s branches and the lower part of the first ravine north of High Creek.  Among these groups was a contingent from the accounting firm, Moss Adams, in a work party facilitated by SOLV.

Another area only recently dry enough to work in is the boggy middle of the North Horse Loop.  With blackberry removal accomplished first, groups of teens from Self Enhancement and Aspiring Youth have been making inroads on the ivy there.  Other individuals have worked scattered patches of ivy skipped last winter due to wet conditions.

At the same time three of our most active volunteers have been cutting ivy on trees deep in the area between Old Main and Iron Mountain trails, saving the forest there until the probably distant year when the ivy around the trees is pulled from the ground.  While covering that area we’ve found several patches of wild European clematis, which we dug out.

(Submitted by FOTC Board President and Volunteer Par Excellence, Phil Hamilton)