
{"id":15279,"date":"2011-01-20T09:37:14","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T14:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=15279"},"modified":"2011-01-20T16:20:14","modified_gmt":"2011-01-20T21:20:14","slug":"ivy-removal-success-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2011\/01\/20\/ivy-removal-success-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivy removal success stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_15402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15402\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2011\/01\/20\/ivy-removal-success-stories\/live-oak1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15402\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Live-Oak1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Live-Oak1\" width=\"300\" height=\"405\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Live-Oak1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Live-Oak1-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Live-Oak1-83x113.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Live-Oak1-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Live-Oak1-59x80.jpg 59w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO BY KEN MOORE. One of many old live oaks of Springer's Point Preserve on Ocracoke Island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>By Ken Moore<br \/>\n<em>Flora Columnist<\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nWhat do Springer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Point on Ocracoke Island and UNC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Battle Park have in common? English ivy, Hedera helix \u00e2\u20ac\u201c that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what they have in common.<\/p>\n<p>A decade ago, I first visited Springer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Point, where there is a mature live oak, Quercus virginia, forest, an example of the maritime forest once common along southeastern coasts. <\/p>\n<p>The historic \u00e2\u20ac\u0153haunt\u00e2\u20ac\u009d of the pirate Blackbeard was under invasion. English ivy was literally dripping from the tree canopy, where copious seed production was evident. The evergreen vine was smothering the smaller trees and shrubs beneath the big oaks. It was a scene of approaching disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, that forest has come under the stewardship of the N.C. Coastal Land Trust (coastallandtrust.org), which purchased the first portion of Springer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Point Preserve in 2002. Since then, the 31-acre preserve has grown to 122 acres.<\/p>\n<p>Ivy was introduced by early European settlers and commonly planted on island gravesites. The ivy that adorned the memorial site of Norfolk industrialist and Ocracoke philanthropist Samuel Jones and his horse, Ikey D, gradually escaped and spread throughout the forest.<\/p>\n<p>The Land Trust contracted with an invasive plant-control firm to remove the ivy and rallied volunteers from the island and nearby mainland. The forest is now healthy, and the ivy is confined to where it covers Sam Jones and Ikey D.<br \/>\nOn the local scene, the Botanical Garden has been pulling English ivy for years. Staff and volunteers have removed the ivy from Coker Arboretum and continue to battle it in the Coker Pinetum and the forest near the Visitor Education Center. <\/p>\n<p>In recent years, the battle has appropriately moved to UNC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Battle Park Preserve, which is under the care and management of the Botanical Garden. English ivy is just one of many exotic invasives that, over the years, have succeeded in disrupting the health of this once magnificent forest.<\/p>\n<p>Under supervision of curator Stephen Keith, university work-study students and volunteers apply themselves almost weekly to literally rolling up tons of ivy to return the Battle Park forest to its former health. This effort is ongoing and seeing real results is enjoyable. <\/p>\n<p>As for what you might accomplish on your home turf, Stephen advises, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Start with a small plot and be persistent and eventually you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll reclaim your yard.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not inclined to reclaim your own yard, please at least help by cutting all the ivy vines growing up your trees. When ivy reaches the upper limbs of trees it flowers and produces berries from which birds distribute seed far and wide.<\/p>\n<p>There are other opportunities for battling exotic ivy and other harmful invasives in local natural areas:<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Bill Bracey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s workdays, convening where Chapel Hill\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bolin Creek Greenway crosses Bolinwood Drive, third Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon (619-2160);<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Carolina North manager\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s periodic invasives removal workdays (forestmanager@fac.unc.edu or Jerry McGovern at 201-7063); and<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Triangle Land Conservancy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s two invasives workshops scheduled for Jan. 20 and March 5 (triangleland.org).<\/p>\n<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time to get involved doing your part at home or with others in the community.<\/p>\n<p>Happy rolling and pulling!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Email Ken Moore at<\/strong> flora@carrborocitizen.com.<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nRead more Ken Moore <em>Citizen<\/em> columns at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/flora\/\">The Annotated Flora<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15403\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2011\/01\/20\/ivy-removal-success-stories\/sam-jones-grave1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15403\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Sam-Jones-grave1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Sam-Jones-grave1\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Sam-Jones-grave1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Sam-Jones-grave1-113x84.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Sam-Jones-grave1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Sam-Jones-grave1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Sam-Jones-grave1-106x80.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO BY KEN MOORE. Once rampant English ivy now confined to gravesite of Samuel Jones and his horse, Ikey D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15404\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2011\/01\/20\/ivy-removal-success-stories\/battle-park1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15404\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Battle-Park1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Battle-Park1\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Battle-Park1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Battle-Park1-113x84.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Battle-Park1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Battle-Park1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Battle-Park1-106x80.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of UNC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Episilon Eta, the nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first environmental honors fraternity, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153roll up\u00e2\u20ac\u009d English ivy in Battle Park. Photo by Stephen Keith.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do Springer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Point on Ocracoke Island and UNC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Battle Park have in common? English ivy, Hedera helix \u00e2\u20ac\u201c that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what they have in common.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":15402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-flora"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15279"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15461,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15279\/revisions\/15461"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}