SPECIAL THANKS TO

OUR VOLUNTEERS 2009

THANKS GO TO THESE INDIVIDUALS:

Bill Cooper, Phil Shepard, Rich O'Neil, Scott Frazer, Stephen Yaws, Dona and Paul Schilling, Dorothy Meyers, Bob Rutledge, Pat Mumford and River Ranches neighbor Pete Bellue. (Tree watering, planting, weeding, tumbleweed and pampas grass eradication and hauling trash away.)

AND TO THESE GROUPS:

*EAST BAKERSFIELD ROTARY, MEMBERS OF CENTENNIAL HIGH INTERACT CLUB, and PAT MUMFORD May 9, 2009 (Clearing out an old wood pile)

*KERN AUDUBON, Oct. 3, 2009: HARRY LOVE, DEBBIE AND TUCKER MOFFAT, LUCY CLARK, CYLDE GOLDEN, DON AND YVONNE TURKAL, SASHA AND ANDY HONIG. (Tumbleweed eradication)

Tumbleweed S.tragus

Close Up

There are several species of tumbleweed on the Preserve; this is Salsola tragus.

*MEMBERS OF NORTH HIGH SCIENCE CLUB, SPONSORED BY ANNETTE WELLS, Oct. 10, 2009 (Tumbleweed eradication)

Tumbleweed S.kali

This is Salsola kali. Volunteers worked to chop these off at the ground before they could set seed. One plant can produce a million seeds.