I wonder if you could go to Meredith Corp/BHG and see if they might help
with some resources, seek volunteer help from employees, etc.  Maybe
someone like Deb Wiley, their MW Living garden editor, who used to be a
REgister report with good environmental instincts, would be willing to
have lunch with you and discuss it.



> Bill--I think the bikers are not in Brown's Woods, at least not in
> numbers.
> When Ben Van Gundy was still director of the PCCB, he arranged for them to
> have a trail in the bottomland along the Des Moines River.
>
> However, the mountain bikers have really taken a liking to Ashworth Park.
>
> Jo Hudson has done a huge job of trying to control or at least get a
> handle
> on the garlic mustard at Ashworth. But I think it is a losing battle
> unless
> the city decides to take some action on it.
>
> Jane Clark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Witt" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <IOWA-TOPICS@LISTS
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 2:00 PM
> Subject: Re: Hike tonight and upcoming events
>
>
> Sounds like some very nice hiking.  Which reminds me: how are things at
> Brown's Woods?  Have they been able to keep out the dirt bikers, trail
> bikers, et al?
>
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