When the City Council and the Parks and Rec Department let goat head thorns take over the 101 and Vulcan bike paths due to lack of funds, Russell Levan took matters into his own hands. Levan organized a cleanup party to weed the 101 side of the tracks at the south end of the Puncture Path near Jamroc, but didn't have nearly enough manpower to clean up both sides of the track all the way to the north end.
I haven't heard about any additional cleanup efforts, but behold!
The Vulcan side appears to have been raked and weeded at least up to Leucadia Boulevard. Was this another Levan cleanup party? Did the city have some money left over after pension expenses and frivolous legal challenges to provide some actual services to the public? Did the Surfing Madonna perform one last miracle before she was ripped down? Inquiring minds want to know.
It's still not safe to ride a bicycle on either the Vulcan or 101 bike paths, but if we can keep pulling all the goat head plants for another year or two, we may make the paths safe again after that. If you're passing by and see a low plant with little yellow flowers and long green arms radiating out from the center, pull it!
Maybe we just need some goats or men who stare at them. Actually Russel has made the connection to the disappearing tree canopy to the recent infestation of the nasty little weeds. All we need is some shade. Plant those trees please.
ReplyDeleteYes, goat head weed grows only where there is lots of sun and no other groundcover. A little landscaping would solve the problem
ReplyDeleteWe know NCTD didn't do it. They would have just put a fence around it. God forbid that they would clean up there blight.
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