ECOLOGIAL RESTORATION
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AT CEDAR LAKE POINT BEACH (AND BEYOND)
We just spent the past two days hiking the Superior Trail. Only a short three hours drive away, it was like being in another world. With each step we were embraced by the leaf-speckled filter of a warm golden sunlight and the tune of river whitewaters singing towards the most superior of the great lakes. The unseasonably warm temperatures made it easy to just be present and not need to deal with any obstacles or consideration of overcoming any discomfort. Lucky us. But that didn't stop me from looking for Buckthorn or other invasives. What's with this? How can a place so vast, so natural, so unimaginably too large to manage be so well protected from invasives? On the heels of last weeks's list of reflectionsLast Saturday the day before we headed north to the Superior Trail, I was plucking Buckthorn from the Cedar Lake Point Beach project area and started reflecting on some of the lessons I've been learning about Buckthorning and ecological restoration. Every now and then, I pulled out my iPhone and recorded some of these insights or perspectives and I thought might be fun to share. So the next post will be the start.
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March 2024
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. |