Deana Dossey

good to work this morning with 4 other volunteers to help restore walnut creek watershed by decreasing ligustrum overgrowth.

delightful temps and fall color along the trail on the way to volunteer doing invasive plant management of ligustrum and nandina with 2 additional volunteers.

ligustrum and nandina management in Walnut Creek watershed along copperfield nature trails. Great group of volunteers. saw some really big ligustrum to keep us working in this area that will be getting some native seeds spread soon to help restore the understory.

Velia and Julie J had our Violet Crown tree decorating all under control so I did not stay long but instead took a stroll around the garden and enjoyed some birds in the hill country trail/butterfly garden gate area before heading back to see the finished tree. The fall garden still had some flowers in bloom.

Enjoyed volunteering with a great group of volunteers and helping our piece of walnut creek watershed be a great place to enjoy nature. Charli excels at leading volunteer groups and I am grateful she is a Friend of Copperfield Nature Trails.

slow walk around most of the garden, starting in the hummingbird garden. saw several sonoran bumble bees. documented one on mealy blue sage. might have seen an american bumble bee, but not sure as it was a shy one.