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<br /> through the park's woodland.Evelyn also introduced This summer, the teams cleared nearly all the trees in
<br /> her audience to the problems that face the park, such the park of ivy, and they will continue to remove ivy
<br /> '. as invasive plants and high-impact human use.After from the ground this fall and winter. They are also
<br /> the slide show,Northwe§t Youth Corps drove the • working to prevent otherinvasive'plants, such as herb
<br /> students to the park for a tour by gardener Ginny kobert and nipplewort,from moving into the cleared
<br /> Alfriend. (Thank you, Hendricks ParkIstaff and areas. Park staff are also educating neighbors about
<br /> NYC!)If you're interested in volunteering for the the impact of residential gardens on th&park. Ivy-
<br /> Friends,of Hendricks Park education committee, ' covered trees outside the park serve as,reservoirs of
<br /> please contact Evelyn at 344-8943. seeds that, with the help of starlings,jays and cedar
<br /> waxwings, can re-infest the park.
<br /> Free the Trees
<br /> Ivy has become the most Help Us Gain Ground ,
<br /> invasive weed m endri
<br /> cks Park, choking native
<br /> forest plants out of 70 percent.of the park's 58 ' - If you would like to remove ivy,put on non-slip
<br /> forested acres. In some places, a dense mat of ivy boots,-a long-sleeved shirt and pants and:head to the
<br /> prevents the seeds of other plants from falling on sail picnic shelter in Hendricks Park at 9:30 a,m. on any
<br /> where they can germinate..In others, the ivy mat is so of the following•Saturdays:
<br /> thick'that it prevents seeds and seedlings from . .
<br /> ' obtaining enough sunlight for development. Ivy also November 9, 2002 1
<br /> absorbs'vast.quantities of nutrients from the soil. December 14, 2002
<br /> When the diversity of plants on the forest' - January,11, 2003
<br /> floor diminishes, the insects,birds, mammals, February 8,'2003 ,
<br /> \mollusks and mosses that depend on the plants are
<br /> also affected.Although an ivy filled forest may seem Tools, snacks and good company await you.
<br /> • like a healthy green system, it is really an ivy`desert. , Special thanks to Charles Koehler of Eugene City
<br /> ' The result is a forest ecosystem that cannot support Bake for providing the breakfast calories for all the
<br /> ,the usual'broad range of species. ivy pul over the past year.
<br /> Since the development of the city's long-range
<br /> plan,Hendricks Park Forest Management P4an, there Native 1 Iant Showcase
<br /> has been a`concerted effort to control a number of ' Tellima gralidilora var. odorata -
<br /> invasive plants. With gloves, sweat and clippers, , >\.,
<br /> volunteers are working'together to remove English Fringe cup is ai,evergreen ground40-e , f rs
<br /> ivy from thetrees and&crest floor as well as to . < moist shade.It grids 9 be low-Of-wing and does well
<br /> remove other invasive plants such as sweet cherry, - • just about anywherefhat would suit sword fern. It
<br /> English laurel, English holly,horse chestnut and makes a great companion for s, oxalis and shrubs
<br /> Himalayan blackberry. In 2001, volunteers and the but needs spacObecause; :f j1ts tall flower stems.After
<br /> Walama Restoration Project cleared ivy from the trees plants have'se s ,&tied',flowers and stems are ,
<br /> on 10 acres Of woodland and removed it from the ,easily.remove -- "' .. '
<br /> ground on 5 acres as part of the city-sponsored'Free _. Because e'c seeds readily, it may serve
<br /> the Trees/Gaining'Ground program. The contrast as a good replacement kriiiliskriAiy in that shady,; ,
<br /> between areas clogged with ivy and cleared areas can moist corner of 576,, ,,O. fiight want to consider
<br /> be seen from the first pull-off on the left on the odorata sari i cat : f its mild clove-and-
<br /> Fairmount Boulevard, as you descend from the top of carnation fra ; e and 4: ate white flowers. Check
<br /> the park. with local native plant A - 'ries for seeds and starts.
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