Webb Report (May 8, 2010)
Posted: May 08, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
We cleared the Japanese knotweed patch (about 50yds x 30 yds.), yielding at least 2 dozen piles of debris, approximately 12'x5'x3', which Roger will clear out for us. The patch was variable, with several stands of 5-6 stems/ sq.ft. alternating with a few lighter patches.
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Worlds End Report (May 15, 2010)
Posted: May 15, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
On this program to Worlds End, we had 12 volunteers and 2 staff.
We virtually cleared out the garlic mustard in the area to the left of the road to the parking lot all the way to the road just behind the toilets, as well as the areas all around both parking lots, an area of about 100yds x 50yds, plus another 100 yds x 1 yd. This yielded 15 large bags of garlic mustard. Unfortunately, much of it had passed the flowering Peddocks Island Report (May 22, 2010)
Posted: May 22, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
On this program, we had 12 volunteers and 2 staff. An LNG tanker in the harbor delayed the boat, so we did not get to Peddocks until almost 10:30.
We cleared the garlic mustard along the main road, an area about 100'x1' with widely scattered stems, and cleared an area along officer's row, approximately the same size and density as the first area. This yielded 1 very large bag of removed garlic mustard. Thompson Island Report (June 5, 2010)
Posted: June 05, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
On this program to Thompson Island, we had 12 volunteers and 2 staff on a very hot, humid day. This included 2 new volunteers who, while not dressed appropriately for some of the activities (such as removal of the thorny multiflora rose), nevertheless had a good time and are enthusiastic about coming again. Bumpkin Island Report (June 12, 2010)
Posted: June 12, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
On this program at Bumpkin Island, we had 15 volunteers and 2 staff. An LNG tanker in the harbor delayed us, so we didn't get to the island until almost 10 a.m. Most of the group then went with Adrienne Pappal for training in our marine invasive monitoring program (MIMIC - Marine Invaders Monitoring and Information Collaborative). A few others cleared out all the garlic mustard on the main trail across the island, an area 36' long with depth ranging from 2' on the north end to 6' on the south end, yielding one contractor's bag, not quite full, of stems, which will shortly be cooking in Val's driveway. There are still some 1st year rosettes under the old brush pile beside the Spectacle Island Report (June 19, 2010)
Posted: June 19, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
On Spectacle Island, we had 21 volunteers - 16 were new, 10 of whom were with a corporate group (Wolf).
Lovells Island Report (June 19, 2010)
Posted: June 19, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
On this program to Lovells Island, there were 4 volunteers and 1 staff. Lovells Island Report (June 26, 2010)
Posted: June 26, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
There were 11 volunteers and 3 staff on this program at Lovells Island. Three volunteers and 1 ranger did phenology monitoring, and also MIMIC marine invasive monitoring on the dock (but not in the tide pools because of the high tide). Grape Island Report (July 17, 2010)
Posted: July 17, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
On this trip to Grape Island, we had 19 volunteers plus 4 island ambassadors. Among the volunteers was a group of 12 from Lesely University in a masters program in urban ecology. Bumpkin Island Report (July 24, 2010)
Posted: July 24, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
We had 2 staff, 5 ambassadors and 7 volunteers (5 of whom were new) on this stewardship trip to Bumpkin Island. Ranger Tenzing did the phenology monitoring with 2 ambassadors and 2 volunteers. Volunteer Challen did the Pest Early Detection with one other volunteer. Three of the ambassadors did the MIMIC. The rest went with Val to remove woody invasives. After lunch, all of the other volunteers joined Val's group. Read More About Bumpkin Island Report (July 24, 2010) Langlee Island Report (July 24, 2010)
Posted: July 24, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
On this program at Langlee Island, there were 2 staff and 10 volunteers. Two of the volunteers were new.
For the beginning of the program, all staff and volunteers worked on the western side of Langlee Island near the native Nantucket Shagbush. In this area, about 75x50 feet, we cut back about 20 bushes of honeysuckle and 20 buckthorns, bucking them up into small piles. After lunch, most of the volunteers worked with Marc in the "big oak" area in the middle of the island, about 100x100 feet, and removed about 20 honeysuckle bushes and 40 buckthorns. Also, 1 multiflora and 5 bittersweet Webb Report (July 31, 2010)
Posted: July 31, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
There were 11 volunteers, 3 NPS rangers and Roger from DCR on this program at Webb Memorial State Park. Grape Island Report (August 7, 2010)
Posted: August 07, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
On this program we had 1 NPS ranger, 4 island ambassadors, and 8 volunteers (3 of whom were new). Grape Island Report (August 14, 2010)
Posted: August 14, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
On this program to Grape Island we had 12 volunteers, 1 Island Ambassador, and 5 NPS rangers. An additional scheduled group of 12 did not show up. We utilized the inter-island shuttles at 10:10 from Hingham, and 3:30 from Grape. It was a perfectly beautiful day, not too hot and humid. Work included invasive plant control, clearing and organizing the new large debris area, marine invasive and phenology monitoring, and GPS data collection. Peddocks Island Report (August 21, 2010)
Posted: August 21, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
The trip to Peddocks went well. We had 16 volunteers and 2 rangers. We were somewhat delayed by an LNG tanker in the harbor just as we left. We arrived at the island at 9:45 a.m., and it took about half an hour to reach the work site just behind the large salt marsh at the beginning of West Head. We cleared a path to the debris site we had flagged during our scoping trip last Wednesday, clearing an area of ~120 sq.ft. to the left of the cut path. Some debris was also dumped across the cleared path on top of a large area of poison ivy. We worked on the area between the tombolo behind the marsh and the path to the debris site, yielding 12 very full tarps of mixed bittersweet, multiflora rose and buckthorn, plus a few Norway maples. I dressed ~ 50 cut stumps Lovells Island Report (August 28, 2010)
Posted: August 28, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
We had 13 volunteers and three rangers - Liz, Tenzing and Val. Three were new - Lizzie DeYoung's friend and Maureen Jackson's two grandchildren, who were delightful and helpful. Worlds End Report (September 18, 2010)
Posted: September 18, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
On this trip to Worlds End, there were 6 volunteers, all experienced, and two NPS rangers plus Ryland Rodgers from The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR). Thanks to TTOR for providing gloves, tools, and water and snack. Webb Report (September 25, 2010)
Posted: September 25, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
On this program to Webb Memorial State Park, there were 6 volunteers, including 2 new ones, two NPS rangers and one DCR operations staff (Roger). We worked mostly on bittersweet, with some multiflora rose and a couple of small common buckthorn. We cleared an area along the trail just before the Grape Alarm monument, about 300' x up to 10', yielding a debris pile 100' x 40' x 4' high, which Roger and Ray forked over onto the adjacent beach. Lovells Island Report (October 2, 2010)
Posted: October 02, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
On this program to Lovells Island we had 16 volunteers, including four new volunteers, plus two rangers. Thompson Island Report (October 16, 2010)
Posted: October 16, 2010 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
On this trip to Thompson Island, we had 8 volunteers (including 2 first-timers) plus 4 rangers, arriving on the regular work boat, and departing on a scheduled 2:00 boat. New Stewardship Season Approaching!
Posted: March 04, 2011 | posted by: Liz Eddy!
The 2011 Stewardship season is almost here! Park staff and volunteers have been working one Saturday a month throughout the winter season, but soon the new season will be kicking off in the spring with weekly programs! Check back soon to see the 2011 stewardship schedule. Grape Island Report (May 1, 2010)
Posted: May 01, 2010 | posted by: admin-commonspot!
On this program (the first Stewardship Saturday of the 2010 season) we went to Grape Island with 12 volunteers and 3 staff. In the morning portion of the program, phenology monitoring was conducted with 3 volunteers and 2 staff, and the monitoring was completed in the afternoon with 1 volunteer and 1 staff. The pepperweed patrol team collected 4 large bags of pepperweed, which were taken to the on-island compost pile. We covered an area along the beach from the helicopter landing site to the offshore rocks of the back beach, as well as an area on the inland side of the helicopter landing site (though this site was left incomplete due to a great deal of poison ivy). The stewardship group also cut down approximately 30 glossy buckthorn trees, which were then cut up |
Thompson Island in Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area was home to the first vocational school in America in 1833. The facility featured a farm, a wood shop and a print shop as well as America’s first organized school band. More...