Sweep the Broom - Redwood Regional's CIBO Cache In Trash Out® Event
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Sweep the Broom - Redwood Regional's CIBO
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
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UPDATE 7/29: START TIME MOVED UP TO 10:00AM
Help restore beautiful Redwood Regional Park by removing the French
broom that has been displacing native plants. Tools, protective
equipment and refreshments will be provided. Cache In -Broom Out
(CIBO)!
Meeting spot is at the junction of the Dunn and Baccharis trails at
10:00 a.m. Let's show the East Bay Regional Park District that
geocachers are a responsible bunch of folks that care about the
parks.
French broom (Genista monspessulana) is a non-native, invasive
shrub that is rapidly displacing native vegetation. This scourge
can quickly form a dense monoculture that crowds out a diverse
array of native plant species. This loss in biodiversity has broad
repercussions throughout the Redwood Creek watershed. The spread of
dense stands of French broom also increases fire danger in the
interface between our urban and wildland areas, as well as has
negative impacts on water quality and quantity, and soil chemistry.
There are several sites within Redwood Regional Park where native
plants have begun to return as efforts to eliminate the broom have
succeeded. Let's see if we can make an impact here as well.
This project requires walking up approximately 0.75 miles from the
nearest parking at the Montiero trailhead, but there are caches
along the way to break up the hike. Wear long pants, a long-sleeved
shirt, and sturdy boots. Bring rain gear or a sunhat and
sunscreen,as needed. I did not see poison oak or thorny bushes at
the event site, but they are fairly common throughout the park.
Rangers will provide gloves, Ivy Block poison oak prevention cream
and other protective items to keep attendees as safe and
comfortable as possible.
Mention you're volunteering at the Broom Pull/Geocaching event if
you're parking in the main lots inside the Redwood Gate and you can
park for free.
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