By: Angela Aguilar
Our second work party on liberated land went off! We have deep gratitude for old and new homies who came out a on a sunny Sunday to tend the rolling hills that came to life with the turning of Spring.
A mighty little team of weed-whacking volunteers helped clear away Italian thistle, poison hemlock, and wild oats while carefully preserving purple needlegrass, our native bunch grass whose roots can grow as deep as 16 feet! We worked on creating defensible space by putting some cool new tools to work (weed wrench, anyone?!) and pulled out Scotch broom, a non-native and highly flammable shrub.
Another crew worked together laying down cardboard to sheet mulch an area that will soon be our medicinal and culinary garden!
Some folks even took time to drop in with the land, taking in our epic views that always seem to down-regulate the nervous system…which is work, too.
Thank you to everyone who gave to the land, and we hope more of you can join us at our next work party!
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- A group of volunteers stand outside with lush trees in the background
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- Volunteers carry weedwhackers
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- Two children smile at the camera
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- Volunteers laying down cardboard and sheet mulch, with lush trees in the background
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- Two children playing at a dollhouse surrounded by lush green vegetation
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- Two children playing by a dollhouse and showig off rocks outdoors
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- A woman wears a mask while preparing food at a kitchen counter with an abundance of food.
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- Three people stand together in a kitchen while preparing food
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- A group of volunteers laying down mulch and wheeling a wheelbarrow, surrounded by lush trees
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- A young man stands outside with trees and other people in the background
