I rode down to the Montclair Railroad Trail in/near Shepherd Canyon and took pictures which I
shared publicly on Google+.
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| Beginning of the Montclair Railroad Bike/Ped trail. |
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| This is what the whole trail can look like, minus the re-sprouting broom. |
These photos highlight the beauty of the trail and documents the vegetation management challenge.
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| French broom and eucalyptus are a vegetation management nightmare. |
A good portion of the trail is infested with invasive species that tend to form monocultures, like french broom and Eucalyptus Globulus.
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| Eucalyptus branch suppressing an oak sapling. |
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| French broom re-sprouts |
There are some hidden gems under the invasive canopy.
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| Madrone in the corporation yard |
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| Manzanita under eucalyptus, surrounded by broom. |
By managing the vegetation properly, pulling instead of cutting broom, treating stumps with herbicide to prevent re-sprouts, and cutting the annual grasses in the spring when the seeds are soft, will make future vegetation management easier.
