Tuesday is our invasive species control day. Here Barry is wielding a big scythe to cut large masses of DSV. Before we do this, we make sure there are no nesting birds nearby, and we also make sure that there are no plants growing amidst the DSV that we want to save. Across from where Barry was doing this (this is the Old Field), we found four stems of white-flowered DSV, as well as patches of stinging nettles (good for red admiral butterflies) and other plants such as goldenrod that we want to save. This area was cut by several of us using shears which is slower, but allows us to cut around plants we want to protect.

While working here I mentioned to Marg that we should keep our eyes open for tiny treefrogs that like to sit on the DSV leaves. I had just cut a clump of DSV and as it was falling, saw a treefrog! I felt so awful but the little guy hopped off the leaf and away.