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FRIENDS DESIGNATE ELLY’S MEADOW IN HONOR OF ELLY HESS

Those who are frequent visitors to Edgewood, often have nicknames for certain areas of the preserve—the Yampah meadow, Hill One, Inspiration Heights, the Bush Mallow site. These names are not official designations, but rather used to uniquely identify an area.

The Executive Committee of the Friends of Edgewood wanted to honor Elly Hess by naming an area in honor of her ten-year commitment to the weeding program. The Committee selected the area where the entire weeding effort for Edgewood began. Her proclamation, dated March 29, 2001, read:

Whereas Elly Hess realized in 1989 that Fuller’s Teasel was invading Edgewood Park and, if left unchecked, could eventually supplant cherished native wildflowers, and

Whereas Elly began her personal attack on these invaders and mobilized other weed warriors to fight this infestation on a regular basis, and

Whereas Elly quietly energized and inspired her warriors to carry on the battle, even years before positive results were measurable, and

Whereas Elly organized this effort for over 10 years, continually identifying new enemies and new battlegrounds and expanding her group’s efforts beyond Fuller’s Teasel to weeds such as French Broom, Fennel, Bellardia, Cotoneaster, Olive, Yellow Star Thistle, and Bristly Ox-Tongue, and

Whereas Elly kept meticulous records of her weed warriors’ activities, hours, and plants removed, and reported these records to the San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Division Staff from 1989—1999, and

Whereas the Friends of Edgewood Natural Preserve wish to encourage others to aspire to Elly’s high standards of stewardship and protection of natural habitats,

Now, therefore, I, Peter Ingram, President and member of the Board of Directors of the Friends of Edgewood Natural Preserve, on behalf of the Board and Executive Committee, do hereby proclaim the northwest triangle of Edgewood bounded by the Edgewood Trail and the adjacent park boundaries to be forever known as Elly’s Meadow.

 

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