Monday, April 6, 2009
Snow & rain 35°
Tried to call Kit Fogle to tell him I was bringing in a $10,000 HH bond for cashing – but got an unintelligible message so didn’t make the trip.
Worried about the north door to Campbell Street that David & I used. He fumbled with a bolt lock to release the door. Public buildings should have a push bar so in case of emergency the door opens easily!
Worked on draft of brochure for Terradise Nature Preserve – the text. Harry Condry came over at 7:00 and had added several shrubs & vines – Quite a discussion on kind of hickory – Decided it was shellbark (has a thick pod). He helped me enter additions on the computer – I told him to tear up any Euonymus fortunei [*Wintercreeper] he finds.
[*This has become a serious problem at Terradise. Any volunteers should contact terradisenaturecenter@gmail.com for scheduling eradication sessions in late March/April.
Vines should be cut by hand and each cut stem sprayed with Roundup (a formulation of glyphosate) just after the last killing frost. While the Roundup label recommends a 50- to 100-percent concentration of Roundup for stump treatment, a 20-percent concentration has proven effective. A squirt bottle may be used for spot treatment or individual stumps can be painted by hand using a sponge applicator. Treatment should be in late winter when most native vegetation is dormant and prior to the emergence of spring wildflowers. Care should be taken to avoid contacting non-target species with the herbicide. By law, herbicides may only be applied as per label instructions. – https://mdc.mo.gov/trees-plants/invasive-plants/wintercreeper-control#:~:text=Wintercreeper%20can%20cover%20the%20ground,rapidly%20and%20replaces%20spring%20ephemerals.]