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| Maddie Tritico pulling ivy for her Girl Scout Gold Award |
Submitted by Maddie Tritico:
I have been a park goer at Tryon Creek State Natural Area
for as long as I have been a Girl Scout. This year I am a senior in high school
and want to achieve my Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award you can receive
in Girl Scouts. To earn this award you have to create a long-term sustainable
project that helps your community and helps you grow as a person and as a
leader. For my Gold Award I created a monthly Saturday program at Tryon Creek where
volunteers may come and help pull ivy.
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| Ivy pull volunteers at Tryon Creek |
Ivy is a highly invasive species that has a very negative
effect on trees. It keeps water from reaching the trees; can put so much weight
on the trees that it causes them to snap; acts as host to a bacteria called
Leaf Scorch; and prevents sunlight form getting to plants on the ground, such
as the Trillium. Tryon Creek State Natural Area is no exception to this invasive ivy.
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| Taking a break to have some fun... |
The Friends of Tryon Creek host "Stewardship Saturdays"
every week and "Stewardship Fridays" ever other week. The purpose of these events is to involve volunteers in the
effort to help pull ivy. Sadly this isn't enough. If you can, please come and
help the trees. This planet does not belong to one person, it belongs to
everyone and it is our job to help take care of it.
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| Maddie and her hardworking group of volunteers |
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