Central Road Entrance (extends to first entrance of Lot D)  

1996

Dense Buckthorn with a few openings containing native plants such as: Nannyberry, Gooseberry, Hazelnut, Virginia Rye, Bottlebrush grass, Elm Leaved Goldenrod, Sideflowering Aster, Sedges, May Apple. Two species of wild coffee, Tall Meadow Rye, Tall Goldenrod. Across from Lot D entrance – Blue Joint Grass Colony, Young Swamp White Oaks.  A large amount of Garlic Mustard.  

Trees:   

(1996)  Cut Buckthorn, thin Green Ash along northeast edge.

(2002 - 2004) Baby Buckthorn Seed has exploded. Part of the area has been mowed.

Shrubs:

(1996) Protect Hazelnuts in short deer exclosure – only ones on campus.  Trim Nannyberries. Gooseberry present.

(2003) Six Gooseberries found. Will be caged from deer.

(2004)  Some seeds (drupes) have been collected from Nannyberries even though they are weak.

Vines:

(1998) Control grapes.

(2003)  Grapes not a problem except in far north east corner where some have been cut and herbicided.

(2003)  Yellow Honeysuckle is recovering in deer exclosure.

Plants:

(1996) None

(2002-2004) Pull tall golden rod. Though native, they are way too aggressive in degraded areas. 

Seeds:

(1996) Light seeding of grasses in northeast area.  

(2000) Elm Leaved Golden rod + Sideflowering Aster seed collected (from original seed bank)

(2003) Light seeding of seed bank plants (Virginia Rye, Bot. Brush Grass, Elm Leaved Goldenrod, Tall Meadow Rye, 2 species wild coffee.)  Two varieties of Triosteums (coffee) seed collected.  Some given to The Grove.

Weeds:   

(1996)  Bad Garlic Mustard, Canada Thistle. Control Tall Goldenrod by pulling.

(2002)  Garlic Mustard and Canada Thistle Better. 

Burn:

(1996)  None 

(2004)

Other:

(1996) Two deer exclosures made – Northeast & Northwest corners. A few Cowparsnips have emerged from seed bank. 

Some Marsh Marigolds appearing in Blue Joint Grass area across from first Lot D entrance.

 Deer exclosures – 2 Triostiums, Geraniums, Cow Parsnip, Red Trilliums emerged and spreading.

Hazelnuts – only ones on campus and the colony is slowly spreading – no fruit produced yet, may be too shady.

(1996) Baby Buckthorns have exploded throughout, becoming dense and up to chest high.

(1996) Large areas have no seed bank – 75%?

(2002,2003,2004) Baby Buckthorns still a bad problem.

(2004) – Large areas still barren

 

 Area is very open where Buckthorn cut.  Where there are survivng plants, they are doing well, although being slowly swallowed again by Buckthorn

(2003 – 2004) Very degraded area, will need continual work.