|
Dear Friends
and Neighbors:
Willa Drummond and I bought a
small section of land in the
Serenola Forest area, along the
scenic road.
This land
serves the strategic purpose of
connecting other conservation
lands to the border of Payne's
Prairie. When Willa and I
walked it last week, you could
see the numerous trails that
deer and other animals had
created through it.
When I was
back in Gainesville this month
Willa, myself, my wife, and my
folks worked on cleaning up the
land, and hauled out several
truckloads of junk.
The area has
an invasive grass on it called
Coogan Grass, which we will
remove via mowing and crowding
out with native grasses. Will
mowed a couple of loop trails on
the land, to allow for work
access, and a short walking
hike. Feel free to walk on it
anytime to see what we've done.
As you may
have noticed, we've narrowed off
the shortcut road the transects
the property, and will
ultimately close this section
off, to allow for the growth of
natural vegetation. There will
still be access from the Scenic
road to 441 via 51st Ave.
It should be
a fun project for us for the
next few years, removing
invasive plants, and replacing
them with native species and
wildflowers. Our ultimate plan
is to make a small neighborhood
park out of it, with some nice
trails, a few natural benches to
sit on (code words for tree
logs), and some wildflower
displays.
Attached are
a couple of photos from the
clean up and invasive hack out
day.
Please
contact me with any questions
you may have about this
conservation project, and as
always I thank you for your
interest in the Serenola
Forest/Idylwild area. |
