To the hardy, foolhardy, and committed fans of the Greenbelt:

This will be the last appeal for volunteers for our Saturday, July 9 work day at Homedale Trail, from 8:00 a.m. until noon.

John Cook and Stan Ostrum and I walked the trail this Friday and made a list of ?non-extreme? maintenance tasks, in deference to the heat. We will be stockpiling rock and log supplies for a future work day. We need lots of ?ligustrum scouts? to wander into the woodlands beyond the trails to tag large ligustrums that will be cut down or girdled, to reduce the enormous seed bank. The partying has been heavy along the stream and at the base of the cave by the rock flats, so there is lots of trash to haul out. And there are banks of sticker stalks seeds that we need to bag up to prevent future infestations. We will also be doing some stabilizing of the cedar edging along the woodlands trail.

For those who come, BE SURE to bring: your own water bottle, a sun hat, and work gloves. Wear long sleeves & pants and close-toed shoes if you plan to work off trail. WE WILL PROVIDE trash sacks, plastic gloves, all wheelbarrows and tools needed. We will also provide water and energy drinks and some energy bars, and sun screen and poison ivy protectant lotion.

Thanks so much to those who plan to work ? this is an act of real dedication! Please RSVP so we can plan appropriately,

Glee Ingram
Greenbelt Guardian Coordinator
gleeful@earthlink.net