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CARLMONT KIDS COME THROUGH

By Nick Ramirez and Ken Himes

Nick lays out the plan to Carlmont students

This year was our most successful year yet with the Carlmont High School weeding program. We had over 270 students join us on 4 consecutive weekends (both Saturday and Sunday) plus occasional Wednesday evenings. Nick supervised all weekend dates, with Ken’s help in scouting potential sites, and then flagging and mapping them.

Two science teachers from Carlmont accompanied the students on the weekends, as did park aide assistant Angie Anderson, whose position was funded by the Parks Foundation.

Italian thistle was the sole weed targeted by this program, and really significant progress was achieved. Because of the flexibility in getting the students to remote sites easily, isolated colonies of Italian thistle that had previously not been treated were reached and eliminated. Moreover, it was possible to time activities to address the most urgent needs of specific sites.

Because of this “strike force” approach, many colonies of Italian thistle in the area around the Franciscan and Serpentine Trails have been reduced to negligible numbers.

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