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On a beautiful, warm Saturday, February 18, the Prairie Patrons, a group of bunch grass enthusiasts from the Friends of Edgewood and led by Susan Sommers and Chris Romano, planted 96 flats of purple Needlegrass (Nassella pulchra) seedlings on the southern slope of the Central Ridge of Edgewood. It is along this slope that the damage from past abuse by motorcyclists, bikers, and hikers is still evident. The group is trying to restore this area to its original natural state by removing exotics and replanting the native plants.

The seedlings were sown from seeds gathered last June in the park. They were nurtured by students from professor Matt Leddy’s classes at the College of San Mateo in the college greenhouse.

About 20 Friends and CSM volunteers helped with the planting. Shown are, from left to right, Gladys Romano, Bob Young, Chris Romano, Susan Sommers, Heidi Romano, and Frank Figoni (standing) (others not identified). All participants will be credited in a future newsletter.

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