South Woods Ivy Pull and exploration

 Ivy and Holly Pull January 19, 2008

9 A.M. - 2 P.M.

Please join the South Woods Preservation Group

See report on this event below: Stay tuned for announcement of next Ivy pull

To remove invasive English Ivy and holly from South Woods (Located at NE 150  St. and 25th Ave. NE in Shoreline)

Parking in Shorecrest High School south parking lot

For information on how to take out ivy near your home see this site

Tour. There will be a tour of the South Woods led by Washington Native Plant Society guru Richard Tinsley at noon!!!

Why?  Ivy is an invasive non-native plant which smothers trees and weighs them down, causing them to fall. Also, it covers the ground and smothers native forest under-story.

If you have tools, please bring: Pruning shears  Shovels< Loppers  Wheelbarrows Small saws Old Tarp (for hauling) (Be sure your name is on your tools).  If you don't have them, please come anyway.

Dress for the weather, and please wear gloves.

There will be snacks and hot beverages.

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Here's a  report on our Ivy Out on Saturday November 19.  We had the loan of a very nice canopy, which we set up first thing.  Fortunately it did not rain.  We set up three small tables under the canopy for food, beverages and sigh-ins.  The Water Dist. provided us with a form which they require, and we had our own Hold Harmless sign-in.  It was foggy in the AM, but the sun came out later and it was sunny but cool the rest of the day (a great day for working).  An amazing spread of goodies was generously donated for the workers by the people of the Shoreline Christian Reform Church.  Donations also came from Albertson's and Safeway.  There is plenty of food left over for the next Ivy Out.  The Water Store also offered water for our workers, but I forgot to pick it up on Friday, so brought some I'd gotten for an earlier work party.  18 people put in approximately 64 total man/woman/child hours of work!! There were 6 or7 6th graders from Brookside Elem., accompanied by a few adults.  Bo Rohrbach was there from SAFE. 

Report on Ivy Out of December 17

Another success. About 15 people came and pulled and pulled.

January 21, 2007 Ivy pull

No pictures but less Ivy now.

March 18, 2007 Ivy Pull

Some rain, some sun. less ivy.