Edgewood Weed Warriors program todo list (last updated 2/10/08) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Planning - Wednesday scheduling for '08 - 1 session at Carolyn's site (Carolyn to select date) - 1 session for Clarkia trail in general - Details for 1st 4 dates by 3/1 - 1st half season sched by 3/12 - Put together schedule for printing/posting/website - Saturday scheduling for '08 - Coordinate 5/17 session with CNPS and GGNRA Big Year? - Identify leader for 7/19 - Arrange Harding Grass subgroup for Natl Pub Lands Day, 9/27 (coord with County) - Put together schedule for printing/posting/website - Possibly include weed whacking? (for Harding grass, Medusa head) - Need to plan scouting visit to Thornmint in June/July to assess Yellow Starthistle problem - Do AFTER Thornmint is done - Possibly have Friday group work on Starthistle? - Organization - Develop weeding session guidelines/how-to - Develop weeding session report form - Establish contact email list - Yahoo group? - Or use FoE email list support? - Larger Day Camp tool box? More convenient location? - Strategy - Harding grass - Prevent all seed production - Work on area under freeway - Need to contact Caltrains and get their ok before addressing this - Work on Sylvan trail sites, after primary sites are more under control - Coordinate with County to work on Day Camp infestation - Medusa head - Assist with WMA efforts to control via weed whacking - Hand pull outlier colonies - Fragrant Fritillary - Work with Toni and CNPS on possibly putting up deer fencing experiment - Zenon (zero non-native) sites, aka Native Expansion Areas, or ANCORs (all-native conservation/restoration) - Select/establish site(s) in Mow Site 1 area in '08 - Coord with WMA team to select/establish/monitor - Mapping - All Harding grass sites (including small ones) - All Medusa head outlier sites - All adopt-a-sites - Expand to include replanting, propagation of natives, etc - Maybe farm out propagation (like Friends of Cordilleras Crk)? - Try to add official scouting outings to our efforts - Ad hoc in 2008, try to schecule 1/2 dozen for 2009? - Website - Fill in subpages - History - Target species - Health and safety issues - Dress things up, make more fully featured - Include menu bars - Add logo, photos - Get rid of "under construction" signs - Recruiting and outreach - Contact other organizations - Local group of Sierra Club - Committee for Green Foothills - Acterra - Devonshire Canyon Open Space Alliance - San Carlos Green - Friends of Cordilleras Creek - www.handsonbayarea.com - www.thevolunteercenter.net - Local schools, colleges, universities - Outreach to local companies - Publicize through them - Host team building volunteer sessions - Create literature tailored for this - Arrange cosponsored events/sessions - Friends of Cordilleras Creek - CNPS - Friends of Mills Canyon - Acterra - Local Sierra Club group - Publicity - Work on trail head signage for special sessions - Coord through County? They have new sign maker? - Have our fliers on signup tables for docent walks? - Develop EWW logo - T-shirts or the like? - Good long sleave work shirt? - Have small flier display rack for volunteer sessions with special groups