Category: News Letters
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What are mosses?
Moss is a staple of our west coast temporal rain Forest climate. In the spring its growth explodes and shows up everywhere, soon to mostly disappear in the summer heat. Moss is not a fungus, it is a bryophyte and a keystone genus greatly benefiting habitat restoration and reforestation. Mosses collect many air pollutants and…
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Rat Poison(s)
Like almost anything on the internet; the topic of Rat Poison is anything but simple. Much anecdotal information gets spread around and leads to misinformation, albeit well meaning, it is still many times poor, misleading or just outdated. Ultimately, do your own research from trusted sources, I have tried to link some pertinent citations, but…
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Cleaning up Dog Feces
This year there has been a growth in the sad practice of dog owners not picking up after their dogs or even worse throwing bags of feces into the drains, gardens and bushes. Besides being a shameful act it causes a fair amount of grief to the park maintenance crew as well as the poor…
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We are on facebook
We are now on Facebook Search for us as V9B4H2 on Facebook or try https://www.facebook.com/groups/701597303343490/
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Invasive Plants in the Park
On a recent park stroll on the hill to Evergreen Terrace I noticed a rather pretty red flower, that I thought was a bit out of place, When I took a closer look at the surrounding flora. I saw that most of the lushness was mostly due to invasive plant species. Scotch Broom, Himalayan Blackberry,…