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Bamberger Ranch Preserve – Maintenance
November 23 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Volunteer Opportunity – November 23rd
The Bamberger Ranch needs volunteers to help with: 1) maintaining the native grasses demonstration garden and 2) grooming/refreshing the nature trails. Both activities are part of an ongoing effort to keep up with an ever-changing wildscape.
Native Grasses Demonstration Garden – The primary objective is to remove any vegetation from these plots that are not the designated species. Any vegetation that is removed will be placed in a nearby pile for later removal by the ranch staff. If time permits, we may transplant some grasses. Recommended tools include gloves, kneepads, weeders, trowels, and spades.
Groom/Refresh Nature Trails – The following is a list of goals with respect to maintaining the nature trails.
- Remove obsolete signage. Recommended tools include screwdrivers, pliers, and a mallet.
- Realign trail edges as the feral hogs have a tendency to move the logs and rocks around in their search for food. Recommended tools include work gloves.
- Trim/Remove any branches that present a potential hazard. Recommended tools include reciprocating saws (and batteries), pole saws, handsaws, loppers, and work gloves.
- Remove tripping hazards and fill holes created by any number of animals. Recommended tools include work gloves, rakes, and shovels.
- Remove protective fencing around plants which have died. Recommended tools include fencing pliers, mallets, and work gloves.
While we will start with the Arboretum Trail, we hope to eventually address the needs of all trails.
All Activities – Volunteers are to meet in the Margaret Bamberger Research & Education Center (MBREC) parking lot at 10 am. The plan is to be finished by no later than 1 pm. In addition to the above lists of tools, recommended tools include hats, sunscreen, insect repellant, water, and snack/lunch. If you are interested in the above volunteer activities, please let me know so I can inform the ranch staff who to expect and on which date.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
