DUE TO A FORECAST OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON (beginning at 3pm) WE WILL BE AT MERTENSIA PARK AT NOON on THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2026.
We are hoping the weather will cooperate on Thursday, March 26 from 1-3 PM for our annual Lesser Celandine Dig at Mertensia Park. Everyone is welcome.
All are welcome to join
us to dig out the invasive lesser celandine before the blue bells
bloom. We will flag the invasive plants and provide the black bags and
wheelbarrow to remove the lesser celandine. Please bring garden/work
gloves and hand tools (garden trowel, hori hori knife). Small buckets
or bins are also handy to collect the lesser celandine to transport to
the black bags. Community service credit certificates will also be
available for students/scouts/etc.
UPDATED MARCH 28:
Another successful lesser celandine dig is in the books. Laura and Fred arrived at 11:30 AM to set flags and were soon joined by Mimi, Mary, Sue, Barb, and Bruce. We did not need to use all 100 flags and filled three black garbage bags (an indication that our efforts are having a positive effect for the Mertensia plants). Chauncy and Georgia arrived shortly after 1 (they were working on bluebird houses with Victor Hiking Trails) to focus on removing multi flora rose. Temperatures were in the low 60s and raindrops fell as we left the park at 2 PM.
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| lesser celandine plants |
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| flagged plants to be dug out |
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| our work area |
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| individual plant with hori hori tool |
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| most plants were to the southwest of the bridge |
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| looking from the bridge |
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| interesting find on a log |
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| Bruce was brave enough to look inside |
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| coltsfoot |
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| The reason we dig out the lesser celandine: Mertensia buds! |
