August 2008
10 August 2008 - 17:25, Tinman said
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This month we worked on the Lower Ledge area, an amazing area that really demonstrates the benefits that come from careful management of the park. This is right in the middle of Adolph Sutro’s tree plantation, and so it suffers the usual blight that has resulted from Sutro’s misguided (or at least derailed) program: the trees he planted are far too close together and as a result, the profligate fog drip has caused a riot of blackberry, ivy, cape ivy, and cotoneaster.
However, in this particular area, about ten eucalyptus trees blew down during the major storm we had this past January. This has opened up the area considerably—to light and progress. On their own, the indigenous western sword fern, Pacific reed grass, and salal have sprung into action and are well on their way to filling in the area. All we’ve had to do is to wrestle with remaining blackberry, ivy and cotoneaster.
This photo
shows this area, though it’s hard to photograph. There are still far too many trees, but the area looks much better than it did before the winds. This month we mostly dealt with blackberry and ivy.
This area is well on its way to becoming one of the most productive sections on Mt D!
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