[GeoStL] Re: Park Help in St. Charles

  • From: Mike Lusicic <lusicic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:02:44 -0600

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We have had several Eagle Scout projects that involved removal of 
honeysuckle in public parks. So if there are any scouts looking for 
projects, those involving removal of honeysuckle are good. None of the 
projects I know of was ONLY honeysuckle removal, but several had that as 
one of the jobs.

Jim Bensman wrote:
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> Just noticed this email.  Everyone knows how I hate bush honeysuckle!  So
> way to go to St. Charles County and all the volunteers!  I hope they try out
> goats!  They love bush honeysuckle and will kill it.  Since bush honeysuckle
> is the first thing to green up in the spring and the last to lose its leaves
> in the fall, it is very easy to see how extensive the bush honeysuckle
> infestation is.  Seeing how it is almost everywhere is so depressing.  I
> spent Saturday in Greensfielder and Rockwoods Range and saw very little bush
> honeysuckle.  I spent yesterday on the Lewis and Clark trails.  The area
> right before you get back to the parking lot was about the only area I
> walked through with a serious bush honeysuckle problem.  So I am happy some
> are fighting it.  Lamare Sculpture Park and Strawberry Creek nature area are
> 2 places I wish someone would target for killing bush honeysuckle.  If
> anyone has bush honeysuckle in your yard, please kill it! 
>
> Speaking of invassives, has anyone been out on the Mississippi lately?
> Those asian carp that jump are beyond belief.  They are everywhere.  We
> canoed some back waters about a month ago and all had several of them jump
> in our canoes!  In 1993, a catfish farm with some of these carp flooded and
> they got into the Mississippi.  Now they constitute most of the fish in the
> Mississippi.  
>
> Jim Bensman
> "Nature Bats Last" 
>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Griffin
>> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 11:16 PM
>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [GeoStL] Park Help in St. Charles
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>> FYI...
>> The St. Charles County Parks Department needs volunteers to help clear
>> trails at two county parks and remove invasive plants from a planned
>> park.
>>
>> The trail work days will be Oct 31 at Indian Camp Creek Park and Dec 19
>> at Matson Hill Park. The four-hour sessions begin at 9 AM and end with
>> lunch
>>
>> The effort to eradicate invasive species will be Nov. 7 at the future
>> Spring Bend Park site at Arena Parkway and Hiway 364 (Page Ave). ------
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>>
>>
>> Mike
>> Brawny Bear
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