Dibs on the Agaves that you want removed. I will do all the work on removing these succulents, and relocate them to their cousins in my collection.
Just let me know when! Thanks! julia -----Original Message----- From: Ron Ralph <ronra...@austin.rr.com> To: Texascavers <Texascavers@texascavers.com> Sent: Fri, Dec 28, 2012 12:09 pm Subject: [Texascavers] Big thank you Cavers, I would like to thank the 15 volunteers whocame out to help clear brush and pick up trash at the Texas Cave ManagementAssociation Ezells Cave Preserve in San Marcos on Saturday, December 8, 2012.Your five hours of labor removed thick brush, briars, and small trees insidethe main compound and made a good start to remove the many invasive species(trees) living on the lower slopes of the property. Our hearty thanks go out toVivian Loftin whose help in identifying non-native plants and applying stumpkiller (Roundup) made our job much easier. Three large bags of trash wereremoved from the lower slopes. Volunteers included Allan Cobb, JustinCooper, Benjamin Hutchins, Vivian Loftin, Wade McDaniel, Ryan Monjaras, JenniferOakley, Jill Orr, Linda Palit, Ann Scott, Chris Thibodaux, Diane Young, and SamYoung. A huge thanks goes out to Allan Wise, neighbor to the north, who notonly rolled up his sleeves to help, but worked as hard and as long as the restof the crew. We could not have made such progress without all of you. After the work session, several cavers andneighbors were able to visit the cave. A special thanks to Ben Hutchins forshowing the way. All invasive species have now been removedfrom inside the chain-link compound. There are many more Ligustrum (privet), Chinese tallow,Chinaberry, and Agave on thelower slopes which still remain and must be removed. So please stand by foranother call for volunteers this spring. The TCMA cannot manage our propertieswithout the on-going assistance of volunteers in preserves. And I hope thosewho went caving enjoyed the TCMA preserve. Ron Ralph, Manager Ezells Cave Preserve
