August 5, 2009
Wednesday Weeders.
Rebecca Ramsay, Elizabeth Wylde, Betsy Meyer , and Squizzle Plekavich (left to right) were among about a dozen members of Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation who rallied to the call to help remove weeds from the Kingsley Park Bioswale. The bioswale was "adopted" by the Friends group in 2007 after we noticed that it was being overrun by Burdock, Mugwort, and a number of other rapidly spreading weeds. This year for the first time we were able to finish the job before the end of the weeding season. The bioswale is now in excellent condition, with Milkweeds, Vervains, Wild Senna, and a variety of other native wildflowers growing in abundance.