Scratched and sore, Millard Canyon neighbors go weed-huntin'

The hyperkinetic Alice Wessen sends us this missive about a cleanup around Millard Canyon:

This is a very sensitive and important wildlife corridor and, for the past several years, the area of Millard Canyon below the road crossing has been invaded by an increasingly varied group of non-native weeds that are choking out everything else and seriously threaten the ecosystem.

A $25,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) through their "Partners for Fish and Wildlife" program has been received to begin addressing this problem.  The grantees are working in cooperation with the San Gabriel Mountains Regional Conservancy and have also attracted the attention of the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS).

A few folks (including yours truly) got together this last Saturday Oct 25th and we cleaned out about 1,000 feet of streambed, pulling out non natives that had choked the area. The group photo shows us after our work. We are scratched up and are sore, but it was a great day.

Group Photo:
John and Michiko Lynch, Mindy Hickman, Alice Wessen, Eric Hochberg
Photo by Mike Hickman.
Also helping John Kimble (not shown)

Mike's contact info for folks who would like to volunteer in the future is:
Mike Hickman
vht@att.net, or by phone at 626.398.6471