James A. Brown Conservation Area

Meet your Park Stewards

Current stewardship efforts are being done by residents of the Chimney Pines HOA at Spyglass Drive. Neighbors are advancing restoration work by removing invasive species (buckthorn) and establishing native plantings to increase native plant diversity in areas of this Conservation Area adjacent to HOA properties.

Map of Park

Stewardship Goals

Spring

Garlic mustard- remove garlic mustard from previous buckthorn removal sites

Monitoring – monitor garlic mustard & buckthorn seedling growth, meandering plant survey

Planting- native plants in areas cleared of buckthron

Fall-Winter

Woody invasive species removal- cut and remove buckthorn and honeysuckle along hillside

Planting- native plants and create a rain garden area at bottom of hill