Category: Fish Trails

  • Starting a new pollinator garden…

    Starting a new pollinator garden…

    contributed by Roberto Gaitan Saturday’s highlight is the start of a new pollinator garden in the open area of the site. While our first one is under a Texas Ebony, with its rich soil, the new garden will have direct sun for most of the day. We turned over the rough soil and will use…

  • Another productive day

    Another productive day

    contributed by Roberto Gaitan Another great workday…the pollinator garden is getting established, more guinea grass was pulled, a greater dent is done on one Brazilian Pepper mass, and we added two Mexican Buttonbush plants.

  • The work continues…

    The work continues…

    contributed by Roberto Gaitan The plants added to the pollinator garden look good and healthy. We added a few plants and pulled guinea grass to extend the garden. Grass pulled off the hillside to add plants there too. We did make progress on clearing some Brazilian Pepper though there is plenty more to keep us…

  • The stump lives…for now

    The stump lives…for now

    contributed by Roberto Gaitan While we had another productive Saturday, we had a stubborn Brazilian Pepper stump that just would not give up. It will live for another day or week as we replace a broken shovel and get more do-nuts! Thanks to all that came. It is hard work but a great site to…

  • Slow but steady…

    Slow but steady…

    contributed by Roberto Gaitan Thanks to the crew that helped out on Saturday. It was our first start at 7:30 am and it was worth it! The temperature was perfect…as was the morning view! The crew worked hard all morning. Thanks to Noemi for taking photos of our work crew. We continued the war against…

  • Attacking guinea grass

    Attacking guinea grass

    contributed by Roberto Gaitan After a rain-out on Saturday, we met to pull guinea grass from the top area of the fish trails. We mowed the grass we had trimmed last week…until Molly broke the mower. I was thinking the area underneath the ebony will make for a great spot for a pollinator garden. We’ll…