January Work Party Report
The weather forecast was for warm temperatures and “decreasing rain” - we had no rain at all and perfect temperatures.
We had a great crew of fifteen people, including forest stewards and students from the Delta Tau Delta fraternity at the UW.
We planted 75 plants, spread over the South Plateau.
(This is looking into the South Plateau, which is the largest flat, dry area in the park.)
We planted four Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), more than eleven Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor), and about 15 each dwarf Oregon-grape (Mahonia nervosa), sword fern (Polystichum munitum), bald-hip rose (Rosa gymnocarpa), and Nootka rose (R. nutkana). All these plants are under-represented in the South Plateau and have been reintroduced by restoration planting (although not this time). They’ll help to stabilize and buttress slopes and add more visual texture to the currently open and bare area.
Here is an “after” picture of the hearty crew:
All in all, this was a pretty easy-going work party. We had plenty of time for some ivy and herb robert removal and even some attempts to help slow the water flow down.
The next work party for the Friends of North Beach Park will be February 28, at 9 a.m. We’ll be planting shrubs in the main body of the park. Please sign up here if you’d like to join us.
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