ghost plant in the West Woods

[15_the_circle]

[OT from cottage renovations]

this morning the ad-hoc forestry intervention committee walked the East and West Woods.  I caught up with the tour for the latter but didn't have much to contribute to the presentation as the knowledgeable and articulate leadership laid out what it was we were seeing, why it was happening and how it had came about.  in addition to problems with invasive species, stormwater runoff is depositing vast accretions of litter from the residential complex on the rise over the West Woods and is forming erosive channels that are undercutting and toppling many of the large trees.  the group will be looking to identify and bring in the expertise needed for us to better understand these problems and to come up with ways to go about dealing with them. 

it wasn't all doom and gloom, however.  the West Woods are still a place of great beauty and species diversity.  one that hadn't been active the last time I wandered through there was Indian Pipe or Ghost Plant. 

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West Woods

      
Monotropa uniflora

I hadn't realised the part it plays in the transfer of nutrients between species.  cool stuff. 

Comments

[karenleigh.livejournal.com]

So eerily beautiful.

[15-the-circle.livejournal.com]

they're tiny.  and exquisite. 

begging your pardon, considering what you've just gone through, but looking at them I was thinking how taken all those goth kids would be with them. 

[karenleigh.livejournal.com]

I'm sure they would be.

[djaza.livejournal.com]

Oh, they're beautiful. They look like they're standing around looking at things.

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks for your review of the woods committee walk-through of the West Woods. Knew I wasn't going to be here for it although I was confident it would be a good one. With Ann in charge, I'd expect no less.

We're glad to be back---the serenity of the Grove is even more appreciated than usual at the moment!
G