Reported by John
Shannon
On successive weekends, I went to preserve, or even extend,
previous efforts to slow invasive plants at Rockfish and McCormick Gaps.
The main targets were Oriental lady’s thumb, bittersweet,
and ailanthus. I found regrowth, of course. The good news is that the regrowth
of lady’s thumb at the trailhead at McCormick Gap was less, and some areas have
less bittersweet than previously, so the efforts of the past are having an effect.
However, beyond the previously cleared area, lady’s thumb grew prolifically,
and was flowering, so that cutting might spread if further. There were also
some ailanthus sprouting in an area where there are no known mature ailanthus
trees. There were several blowdowns lying on the ground, which are not
significant obstacles, but need to go.
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