May 2 to May 5 - Cinco de Mayo and Watering

The first two days of the week were spent watering and weeding at our various Visitor Center planting sites. We are starting to get really good at recognizing any weed in the area.

On Wednesday we had ACE help us mulch a huge planting site (have I ever mentioned before how amazing ACE is?). In the afternoon a Fundamentals group came out to volunteer and learn the specifics of planting. They were a very enthusiastic bunch and got a lot of plants into the ground.

Thursday was the usual routine, with the exception that Danielle and Brittney saw their first black widow spider lurking in the shadows of an irrigation box. After the initial excitement of identification and avoidance of any biting, they carefully moved the spider off into the woods to avoid any future confrontation.