Installing Cardboard for Sheet Mulch at Spencer’s Creek

On this work party we will begin implementation of an alternative approach to mugwort management using cardboard and wood chips and “sheet mulch” two designated test areas. Like with the occultation at the Spencer’s Creek field, this treatment should also kill or severely weaken the mugwort rhizomes, but over the course of a couple of seasons. We’ll finish up any cardboard prep work we didn’t get done during the week, and then spread the cardboard sheets over our flagged areas. This will set the stage for a dropping of wood chips sometime the following week. If you’d like to help, please meet us at the Sunset Creek Road cut-de-sac (the road is directly across from the Cox School entrance on Three Mile Course). There’s plenty of parking at the cut-de-sac, and more along the road. [est 2 – 2-1/2 hours]

Heavy rain will usually cancel any of these work parties, so if you have questions about the schedule, please feel free to contact me stewardship@guilfordlandtrust.org or Paul Proulx pauljproulx@comcast.net on the morning of each event. We’ll also announce cancellations or schedule changes by email, so it’s a good idea to check your mail before you leave the house. Paul also carries his cell phone (203-687-7756) on these events, so if you’re late and want people to wait, give him a call.