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Upcoming Habitat Works Projects
(expanded
descriptions below)
June
6, 2009
Marijuana
Camp Clean Up
Cuyama
Watershed, Los Padres NF
June
20 & 21, 2009
Conservation
Backpack Survey
Piedra
Blanca, Sespe Wilderness, Los Padres NF
June
27 & 28, 2009
Conservation
Backpack Survey
Grassy
Flat and Devil's Gate
Sespe Wilderness, Los Padres NF
Many
of our activities are subject to climate and habitat conditions,
including fire, flood, and the biological cycles of plants and animals
which are beyond our control. These factors can
force unforeseeable changes in even the best laid plans. We
apologize for this inconvenience, and look forward working with
you, providing stewardship in Southern California's wildlife
habitat! ~ Kim & Tom
June
6, 2009
Marijuana
Camp Clean Up &
Invasive
Species Removal
Cuyama
Watershed, Los Padres NF
Busted marijuana camps are littered with
water line and camp supplies which support the farm and the
personnel who protect them. Clearing the land for
cultivation and camps within forests almost entirely usurps native habitat.
They also divert critical water supplies from native streams and
the wildlife they support.
We'll be going in to a decommissioned marijuana camp to clear out the junk
(sorry, the pot is already confiscated) and help Mother Nature
reclaim the habitat for native flora and fauna. We'll
drive to within a quarter mile of the camp to take up the
infrastructure and take out what we can. On a five scale, this work is about a 3.5.
We'll camp at a totally beautiful campsite Saturday night and enjoy home-grown acoustical
music and a lavish community dinner.
We'll take in the beauty of the Milky Way over a near full moon,
resetting our souls at the dawn of summer. We'll also get
to check out some cool rock art.
Sunday we'll hit a small patch of knapweed on our way back to
town, bagging the flowering plants before the seeds
are set.
Please sign up
early, limited spots. Sturdy adults welcome,
directions come out a few days before to registered
participants.
June
20 & 21, 2009
Invasive
Species Survey - Backpack
Piedra
Blanca, Sespe Wilderness, Los Padres NF
On this trip, we will backpack into the Wild and Scenic Sespe
River Gorge, surveying for invasive species. Even a few
established plants can become a terrible infestation following a
major fire or drought, or flooding where invasive species thrive
and make their greatest advances in the wake of catastrophic
disturbances.
We are looking for Class I invasives on
this important watershed to help secure future planning and
funding for their control. Eliminating the
introduced invasive plants provides better habitat for wildlife
and a richer watershed for us all.
This trip is best taken with
lightweight backpacking gear including 'dry sacks', as dunkings
are possible. We will survey 4-6 miles of stream at a major confluence. This project may be
somewhat arduous, but the scenery cannot be matched in Southern
California.
Sturdy
adults welcome, directions come out a few days before to
registered participants.
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