ON JUNE 19TH I ASSISTED A CREW IN HELPING TO CUT BACK BRUSH AND TRIM THE TRAILS OF POISON OAK AND ENCROUCHING BRUSH. IT WAS A PERFECT DAY WITH ABOUT6 VOLUNTEERS HELPING IN WEED CUTTING AND GRASS TRIMMINGS AROUND THETRAILS AS WELL AS A GRASS MOWER. THE TRAILS THERE HAVE AN OVERLOOK OF THE RUSSIAN RIVER AT DIGGER'S BEND AND YOU CAN SEE MOUNT ST. HELENA VERY WELL. I WORKED WITH AN 84 YEAR OLD GRANDMA WHO HAD HER 17 YEAR OLD GRANDSON WITH HER. SHE SAID SHE HAD BEEN MARRIED OVER 40 YEARS. SHE HAD WALKED AHEAD OF ME AND I TRIMMED A SMALL SIDE TRAIL AND WHEN I CAUGHT UP WITH HER SHE WAS LYING DOWN, AND SAID SHE WAS NEEDING TO REST. I SAT DOWN AND NOTICE A LOT OF SMALL TICKS ON MY PANTS AND A LARGE TICK ON MY HAT! YIKES. I'M GLAD NONE OF THEM BIT ME.. I GUESS THEY ARE STILL OUT THERE SINCE IT HAD RAINED RECENTLY..
WE ALL MET FOR LUNCH AND ONE OF THE CHAIRS OF LANDPATHS HAPPENED TO STOP BY OUR LUNCH AREA AND HE WAS WEARING SHORTS. WHENEVER YOU GO INTO THE WOODS YOU SHOULD WEAR LONG PANTS SINCE TICKS AND POISON OAK CAN GET ON YOUR SKIN. WE WORE HEAVY GLOVES SO WE DID NOT GET POISON OAK ON OUR HANDS. IT WAS NICE AND COOL.. AND EVERYONE WAS N A GOOD MOOD. THE PRESERVE CONTAINS SO STEEP TRAILS AND I JUST TAKE ITSLOW ON THESTEEP SIDES. I NOTICED AND CUT SOME OAK BRANCHES. BUCKBRUSH, POISON OAK, MADRONE BRANCHES, BLACKBERRY STEMS, HAZELNUT BRANCHES, SOME OTHER SMALL BRUSH. THERE WERE MULES EARS, SOME HARVEST LILIES, SOAPROOT, INDIAN PAINT BRUSH, NATIVE GRASSES, BRACKEN FERNS, AND LOMATIUMS.
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