Workzone F4.5 Report
Updated 12/14/2023

Summary

In fall of 2017, restoration work began on clearing the buckthorn and honeysuckle from underneath the oak trees. As this area was severely degraded, and few native forbs were present. The workzone was be seeded with a mixture of common woodland plants harvested from other locations. By 2021, all of the brush was finally removed from the workzone and piled in the adjacent field. Bottlebrush grass, Joe Pye Weed, and snakeroot are firmly established, bu the undergrowth is still patchy. In 2023, the first ever Jack-in-pulpit was detected, and its berries scattered. A single wingstem and late figwort were also detected. Area still requires a lot of resprout control in order to keep the buckthorn under control.

Brush Control

0

Teasel Control

0

Weed Control

0

Brush Piles

0

New Species

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Map
Current Objectives
Objective Season Hrs Total
Revisit area and check for resprouts
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 - -
Harvest Seed (Joe Pye, Bottlebrush)
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 0:15 0:15
Survey Flora
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 - -
Previous Objectives
Objective Season Hrs Total
2021
Cut resprouts and new growth in oak grove
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 11:15 69:30
2021-10-30 Returned to F4.5 to cut the larger buckthorn still present.
Cut resprouts and new growth in oak grove
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 11:15 69:30
2021-10-23 Cutting resprouts / new growth in F4.5. Still some large buckthorn that needs removing.
2019
Spray resprouts in oak grove
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 3:00 58:15
2019-11-09 Cutting buckthorn resprouts in workzone F2.5.
Broadcast seed in the oak grove
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 0:15 55:15
2019-09-02 Spread woodland seed into workzone F4.5, a degraded area that was cleared of buckthorn from 2017-2018. Seed included solomon's seal, false solomon's seal, bottlebrush grass, wild onion, jack-in-the-pulpit, white baneberry.
Plant nannyberry (x2) in the oakgrove workzone
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 0:45 55:00
2019-04-28 #2 Shrubs planted. Some brush gathering in F2 beforehand.
Plant nannyberry (x2) in the oakgrove workzone
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 0:45 55:00
2019-04-23 #1 Prep work scouting for locations for shrubs. Collected one bag of trash on top of the hill.
Cut brush from the oak grove
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 2:45 54:30
Brush Clean Up
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 7:45 51:45
2019-04-11 Gathered more brush out of workzone F2.5.
Brush Clean Up
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 7:45 51:45
2019-03-16 Removing previously cut brush from workzone F4.5 before wildflowers emerge. Area was heavily degraded, so wildflowers a few, but I recall a patch of mayapple hiding somewhere under the buckthorn. There are also asters along the edge, so I would like get most of the brush moved out of the workzone and into G1.4.4. Formed first brush pile in adjacent field (4.4)
2018
Cut brush from the oak grove
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 23:00 43:45
2018-10-21 Removing buckthorn from oak stand F4 (5) and adjacent workzone F4 (4).
Cut brush from the oak grove
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 23:00 43:45
2018-10-14 Continued removing buckthorn from oak stand F4 (5). Also scattered seed of joe pye weed, white snakeroot, elm leaf goldenrod
Cut brush from the oak grove
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 23:00 43:45
2018-10-06 Continued removing buckthorn from oak stand F4 (5)
Cut brush from the oak grove
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 23:00 43:45
2018-09-29 Returned to clear remaining buckthorn from workzone F4 (5).
Cut brush from the oak grove
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 23:00 43:45
2018-06-06 Clearing larger buckthorn.
Initial Floral Survey
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 0:15 20:45
Survey Spring Ephemerals
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 1:15 20:45
2018-04-28 Population of hepatica spotted in F2.
2017
Cut brush from the oak grove
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 19:30 19:30
2017-10-29 Collected some hawthorn berries. Will spread to other locations.
Cut brush from the oak grove
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 19:30 19:30
2017-10-15 While this is a small area, there are many mature buckthorn crowding out young red oaks trees. Goal is to clear the area of large buckthorn by end of 2017. Will follow through with resprout herbiciding in the spring.
Cut brush from the oak grove
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 19:30 19:30
2017-09-18 Starting cutting down large buckthorn trees
Cut brush from the oak grove
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 19:30 19:30
2017-09-14 Starting cutting down large buckthorn trees
Cut brush from the oak grove
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 19:30 19:30
2017-09-12 Starting cutting down large buckthorn trees
Cut brush from the oak grove
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 19:30 19:30
2017-09-11 Starting cutting down large buckthorn trees
Native Flora

Elymus hystrix

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus villosus

Silky Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Virginia Wild Rye

Cornus obliqua

Silky Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

Gray Dogwood

Viburnum lentago

Nannyberry

Celtis occidentalis

Common Hackberry

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Green Ash

Juglans nigra

Black Walnut

Pinus strobus

Eastern White Pine

Quercus bicolor

Swamp White Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Bur Oak

Quercus palustris

Pin Oak

Quercus rubra

Northern Red Oak

Ulmus americana

American Elm

Toxicodendron radicans

Poison Ivy

Vitis riparia

Riverbank Grape

Ageratina altissima

White Snakeroot

Agrimonia gryposepala

Tall Agrimony

Blephilia hirsuta

Hairy Wood Mint

Erythronium albidum

White Trout Lily

Eutrochium purpureum

Sweet Joe-pye Weed

Fragaria virginiana

Wild Strawberry

Geum canadense

White Avens

Maianthemum racemosum

False Solomon's Seal

Persicaria virginiana

Jumpseed

Podophyllum peltatum

Mayapple

Scrophularia marilandica

Late Figwort

Viola sororia

Common Blue Violet

Adventive/Introduced Flora

Frangula alnus

Alder Buckthorn

Ligustrum obtusifolium

Border Privet

Lonicera maackii

Amur Honeysuckle

Rhamnus cathartica

Common Buckthorn

Rosa multiflora

Multiflora Rose

Morus alba

White Mulberry

Alliaria petiolata

Garlic Mustard

Arctium minus

Common Burdock

Dipsacus laciniatus

Cut-leaved Teasel

Galium mollugo

Hedge Bedstraw

Glechoma hederacea

Ground Ivy

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