June 28, 2009: Our June work day was a multipurpose one: Peggy weeded and identified problem spots on the Nature Trail, Jeff and Judd brought weed-eaters to clear the West Crellin trail, Judd diverted water from a slippery spot on the #4 marker on the Nature Trail, Jim and Ellen started a photo catalog of plants on the Nature Trail and removed a few Canada and musk thistles too. Person-hours worked: 7.5 Weeding and Trails Maintenance, 5 Plant Photo Catalog.
Tim D’Amato, Larimer County Land Steward, will be at the Haystack Weed Demonstration site this Wednesday, July 8, at 4:00pm. We will have dinner at the Western Ridge Restaurant at 5:15pm before our July Ecology meeting at 6:30pm. Directions to Haystack Weed Demonstration Site: From Gate 10, drive south on Iron Mtn Dr, go right on Haystack Dr, continue on to near junction with Manhead Mtn Dr
7/1/09 Paul sent in these photos of a fox family on his road in Filing 12. They live in a nearby culvert.
6/20/09 The Glacier View Meadows Ecology Fair was held concurrently with the association’s Annual Meeting. Thanks to all for the informative displays!! 1) Linda B.: Colorado Wildflowers 2) Susan: Mountain Gardening 3) Judd: Noxious Weeds with Q&A by Tim D’Amato Land Steward Manager for Larimer County and Dr. Phil Westra, CSU Professor of Weed Science 4) Wynne: Green Living 5) Jeff: Crellin Lake Restoration Project 6) Jim: GVM Flowering Shrubs, Lichens, GVM Provisional Plant List 7) Ellen: Land Stewardship 8 ) Jeff: Hiking Trails 9) Jim & Jane T.: Crystal Lakes “Bear Aware program 10) Cory and Linda M.: “Living with Bears” book autographing 11) US Forest Service: Mountain Pine Beetle poster and handouts 12) Shane Craig: Colorado Division of Wildlife, Q&A Mountain Lion and Bear Management
On 6/20/09 Jim, Wynne and Ellen accompanied Tim D’Amato (Larimer County Land Steward Manager) and Dr. Phil Westra (CSU, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management) to the Haystack Weed Demonstration area. Read previous blog post for more details. The Canada thistle (CT) plants were very small due to our cool spring. But CT seemed to be visible only in the unsprayed areas so Tim and Phil were pleased with the early results. A return site visit is planned for August 12 to allow the CT to grow larger.
Glacier View Meadows Ecology 