Continuing to Monitor Southern Forest

On the last Sunday of January (1/29/17), Jim, Gary, Howard and I worked in the Southern Forest. We each chose a maintenance chore. I selected removing creeping buttercup. The infestation isn't that bad in this area right now so it's a good time to tackle it.

The left photo is when I began. You can see the green of the buttercup leaves on the ground. The right is when I finished. At the end, the next step became clear: cardboard and mulch the bare ground! Unfortunately, snow is now in the forecast for tomorrow (Feb 5) so we'll see if we can get any work done.

On another note, Chie and I were both accepted into the Master Native Plant Stewardship Training Program organized by the Washington Native Plant Society. Our first session was yesterday at Shoreline Community College.