Volunteers at Mt. Douglas Park fought off the summer heat this week while digging out Himalayan blackberry at the Cedar Hill Road entrance to the park. Shown in the picture below, the invasive blackberry is capable of re-sprouting from segments of root or from the root ball. The site was cleared in 2007 (see picture at right) and each summer volunteers return to the area to remove any Himalayan blackberry that is re-sprouting.
Other restoration activities include the spreading of mulch over the area to improve soil conditions and the planting of several native species. Many of these plants have been caged in order to protect them from browsing by deer. The picture on the right was taken in July 2009 and shows many of the native species including: Garry oak, arbutus, ocean spray, snowberry, Oregon grape, flowering currant, woolly sunflower, and nodding onion (seen below).
Volunteers at Mt. Douglas Park fought off the summer heat this week while digging out Himalayan blackberry at the Cedar Hill Road entrance to the park. Shown in the picture below, the invasive blackberry is capable of re-sprouting from segments of root or from the root ball. The site was cleared in 2007 (see picture at right) and each summer volunteers return to the area to remove any Himalayan blackberry that is re-sprouting.
Other restoration activities include the spreading of mulch over the area to improve soil conditions and the planting of several native species. Many of these plants have been caged in order to protect them from browsing by deer. The picture on the right was taken in July 2009 and shows many of the native species including: Garry oak, arbutus, ocean spray, snowberry, Oregon grape, flowering currant, woolly sunflower, and nodding onion (seen below).
