Mullein Adventure, Sat Mar 31st
March 20, 2018
On Saturday, March 31 we will be pulling the invasive plant mullein. Meet at the Visitor Center at 9 and plan on being gone for 4 hours. Bring work gloves,water and a snack and be prepared to walk two or more miles over rough ground with boulders. Let Helen know at volunteer @friendsofthewichitas.org if you will be coming so we will know how many vehicles to have available.
Overview of project: Bobby Williamson and Bobby Glass are heading up a team to pull mullein each Saturday. Meet at the Visitor Center at 9:00 a.m. and bring snacks, water and work gloves. Be prepared to walk about 2 miles on rough ground. Project lasts at least four hours for transportation time and work. Any Saturday you plan to come please let Helen know at volunteer @friendsofthewichitas.org. That way we can be sure to have enough tools and trucks and we can let you know if we cancel because of weather or illness.
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I would be interested in doing this. Is this done every Saturday?
Yes, pretty much it is every Saturday – but contact Helen at volunteer@friendsofthewichitas.org for specifics for any given week.
Sorry I didn’t answer this sooner – I’m still trying to figure out how to make comments show up where I can see them.
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How the plant is affecting the local flora?
It crowds out the native plants by growing in ever-enlarging dense colonies. The native plants are the food sources for the animals, from micro-fauna through the big grazing animals. My guess would be that it probably uses more water due top plant size, even though it has hairy leaves. I does change drainage too and may increase erosion by lose of the smaller plants to break up and disperse rain drops providing for less run-off.
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