That's right, it's early fall and time to take on
Japanese Knotweed. The only thing going for this weed in comparison to other stuff we have to deal with is that it doesn't have thorns. Otherwise, it's pure evil - a plant that grows back from mere fragments (so you can't cut it down), has dense root systems (can't just pull it out), grows incredibly quickly almost anywhere along a riverbank (can't crowd it out with native plants), and can therefore only be fought with herbicide. While this particular invasive is nasty, it does lead us to some beautiful locales; we are currently hiking the Big Quilcene River, surveying and spraying the knotweed we find. This job will take us almost all the way through the end of September, to the end of our service year.
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| Lou spraying Japanese Knotweed |
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| Chris taking a GPS point |
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| Lou helping James out with his bug-spray needs |
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