Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day!

Image from Friends of Rosemont Preserve

Where: Rosemont Preserve, 5107 Rosemont Ave, La Crescenta


When: 9-11am Saturday, April 12

What: Pack 310 is helping out on an ongoing restoration project!

Tasks may include trail maintenance, removing invasive plants, planting trees, and restoring habitats for native wildlife.


The Preserve is located in La Crescenta at the north end of Rosemont Avenue, just past the chain link fence.  



Directions: Exit La Crescenta Avenue off 210 fwy, proceed north to Foothill Blvd., turn right to Rosemont Avenue, turn left.  Parking is available at Two Strike Park which is on the left side of Rosemont Avenue, 2 blocks before you get to the preserve (5107 Rosemont Ave). We recommend carpooling due to limited parking.

Please wear your Pack 310 T-shirt, sturdy shoes, sunscreen and sun hats, comfortable work clothes and garden gloves (long pants are recommended.)
Bring small shovels, picks or other weeding tools if possible.
You must bring your signed waiver (see email).
And don't forget water!


What's the Rosemont Preserve?

A vital piece of protected wilderness in our community that needs OUR help! Conservation and caring for our natural world are a fundamental part of Cub Scouting. Come along and do a good turn!


History of the Rosemont Preserve:
"Working with the Crescenta Valley community, the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy preserved 7.75 acres of wilderness land at the top of Rosemont Avenue in June of 2012, saving the land from development and turning it into a permanent sanctuary for wildlife.
The Preserve is located at northern end of Rosemont Avenue, in the mouth of Goss Canyon. It is backed by about 300 acres that have been maintained as mostly wilderness over the years by private landowners.
The land provides habitat for a number of wildlife species, including mule deer, bobcats, mountain lions, bears, coyotes and endangered Arroyo toads.
Preserving this land effectively doubles the amount of available green space in La Crescenta.
A volunteer community advisory group, the Friends of the Rosemont Preserve, has been formed to help steward the land and develop educational programs for the community."

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