ECOLOGIAL RESTORATION
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AT CEDAR LAKE POINT BEACH (AND BEYOND)
The seasons are changing right before us. But some days they seem to go forward. The next day it may feel like days are going backwards. As I write this post, we have a few inches of snow in the forecast. While some of the last days when the grounds are frozen solid, some initial work on gathering the files of dead limbs and brush began. Most of it is Buckthorn that was cut and piled in the interior of the peninsula over the past two to three years. This work will continue, but as much as we're itching to keep clearing the area, I've learned that we really need to take a break during early spring. Over the next few weeks, maybe as long as until mid-May this year, we just need to be patient and let nature do its thing. I'm gathering some information to explain what nature is actively doing while we stay out of its way. A naturalist friend is forwarding some information to help me write something up. I wanted to write it on my own, but I found little apparent information to help me understand and then explain the nature's spring awakening. Maybe I'm not so good at doing Google searches, or maybe this information is like the shy little critters we're trying to protect, too closely held for the mere pedestrian level nature researcher. Meanwhile, it will be fun to actively observe new signs of life coming to surface. Yesterday, a patch of moss revealed itself on the north bank of Ridge Trail.
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AuthorI'm Steve Kotvis, volunteer Park Steward for the Minneapolis Cedar Lake Point Beach peninsula who has a newfound love of restoring this natural area and more. I'm learning as I go, and enjoy sharing that with those who have an interest. I'm also a photographer, so the photos in this blog are mine unless otherwise labeled. |