Event: Jefferson Lake Trail invasive weed removal
May 23 @ 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday, May 23, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Event: Jefferson Lake Trail invasive weed removal
Leaders: Holly Scott and Beth Johnson
Location: Jefferson Lake Trailhead
Volunteers needed to pull cheatgrass on the Jefferson Lake Trail
The Jefferson Lake Trail is a part of Mt. Jefferson Wilderness located in the Metolius
Basin. The trail travels through a beautiful old growth forest, crosses a lava field with
views of Mt. Jefferson, and after two miles enters the B & B Fire affected landscape.
Holly Scott and Beth Johnson, the Sisters Ranger District botanist, have been working
together for the last several years to control weeds on the Jefferson Lake Trail. Holly has
been pulling the cheat grass invading along the trail, with the goal of eventually
eliminating it. She is doing a great service to our wildlands here and deserves our help.
When she started, cheatgrass extended from the parking lot along the trail for 3.25 miles
in intermittent patches. Holly’s efforts have reduced the cheatgrass to patches occurring
from 1.75 miles to 2.25 miles from the trailhead.
We meet at Ashley’s Furniture parking lot (Cascade Village on North side of Bend) at 7:30
am for carpool, then stop in Sisters at the Village Green southwest corner at 8:00 am. It
is a 1 hour 15-minute drive from Bend to the Jefferson Lake Trailhead. It will be a 1.5 to
2 miles hike into the area where we will start pulling weeds. We will turn around at 2:00
pm or before, planning to be back to Bend between 4:00 pm and 4:30 pm. Recommended
personal protection equipment: long sleeve shirt and pants, sturdy footwear (some rocky
areas), gloves are nice since there are some wild blackberries/roses, hat for sun,
snacks/lunch and at least two liters of water. If you have a 5-gallon bucket please bring
it along, we have some extras otherwise. We will provide heavy duty plastic bags.
RSVP here!
