Rustic Hills Park

Meet your Park Stewards

Mark McPherson & Ann Boyner

emails: MarkMcPherson0@gmail.com & annboyner@yahoo.com

Why We Are Stewards: Our motivation for being stewards for our park is to restore the park prior to the invasives and make Rustic Hills more enjoyable!

Map of Park

Stewardship Goals

Spring

Invasive species removal- remove buckthorn and honeysuckle, with a goal to create views of the marsh from the ballfield and trail

Seed sowing- place native seed mix in restoration areas where buckthorn was previously removed

Trail monitoring and improvement- monitor trails and temporarily restore eroded trail sections by filling depressions and diverting water more into the marsh

Fall-Winter

Invasive species removal- remove buckthorn and honeysuckle, with a goal to create views of the marsh from the ballfield and trail

Trail monitoring and improvement- monitor trails and temporarily restore eroded trail sections by filling depressions and diverting water more into the marsh

Buckthorn removal near the marsh
Pile of cut buckthorn