Director of Stewardship Jeanne Wirka and Bouverie Preserve Resource Ecologist Sasha Berleman along with 4 Bouverie Preserve Stewards in January planted roughly 25 red alders and an equal number of willow cuttings on All Hands Ecology’s 2-acre McLaren parcel, completing the tree planting portion of our site restoration plan. The red alder saplings were harvested the same morning from a bog at Martin Griffin Preserve’s Volunteer Canyon and transplanted to the site. These trees are key to the reestablishment of a riparian floodplain forest that will support other native vegetation and bird species. Special thanks to our volunteer corps of Stewards!
MORE ABOUT All Hands Ecology’S MCLAREN PROPERTY
Near Inverness, close to where the broad tidelands open to the bay, a generous land donation by Helen McLaren presented All Hands Ecology with a rare opportunity to give back to nature a previously developed section of shoreline.
Además de restaurar los valores del hábitat y promover el flujo natural del agua a través de la propiedad McLaren, estamos eliminando la casa, un edificio cercano, el camino de entrada, la capa de relleno bajo la obra y todos los sistemas de gas, electricidad, agua y sépticos de la propiedad.
Revegetation is expected to enhance the associated fauna of ground and foliage insects and other invertebrates, improving the foraging conditions for wintering and nesting songbirds. In addition, we are targeting the elimination of invasive, herbaceous plant pests such as periwinkle and forget-me-nots.
All Hands Ecology is excited to expand the protection of the Inverness shoreline by restoring the McLaren property to its natural condition, removing all evidence of human use.