Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 20:18:54 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Peter Lev Organization: @Home Network Subject: Cromwell Valley Park MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Several members of the Baltimore Bird Club have been meeting and walking with Louisa Thompson of Earthhome at Cromwell Valley Park, Baltimore County. We have been invited to make recommendations about management of the meadow areas. One request we made was to hold off on mowing the large meadow on the east side of the park (the one with a hill and large rocks on one side) until early spring. Louisa is willing, but the County and the State expect her to have a program for controlling thistle-- and there are clumps of thistle in this meadow. So, if you will be birding at Cromwell in the next couple of weeks, we ask that you take an hour to cut back some thistle. You will need clippers, gloves, paper bags and bags with handles. Cut the thistle stalks below any seeds, and carry out what you cut (that's what the bags are for). This stuff should not be recycled-- put it in the regular garbage. We birders have a wonderful chance to suggest changes at a local park-- but it comes with some new responsibility. Peter Lev Towson, MD ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey =======================================================================