NMVFO returns to Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge to pull weeds.
Recent rains have encouraged new weed growth, but wet ground makes weeds easier to pull out of the ground with the root intact. We start by removing kochia near a overflow drain near the visitor center, which takes half a day. Here is a before and after:
Lunch was at the performance stage area to the west of the visitor center. Barn swallows really enjoy the metal roofs at the refuge for their nests, now vacant.
Later we remove kochia and Russian thistle along a bike path from the visitor center to 2nd Street, for as far as we had time.
What a pleasant day to pull weeds with friends!
