Cyndie Lauper

March 8th, 2009 by drood

So on Friday we met Jonathan, a local mountain biker and nature conservationist. We got straight to work…weeding out non-native plant to give the young, native plants room to grow. After working for about an hour, we had a break for morning tea. After that, we headed over to a mountain biking trail, where we split up into two groups. Mckenzie and Jonathan refilled possum poison containers. The rest of us(Amy, Jamie, Liana, Toby and myself) were given loppas(giant pruners) to help clean the path. Later, after an hour of clearing the path of superfluous plants, we had another break for lunch. It was another lunch filled with PB&J sandwiches, oranges and great conversation. We headed back to the mountain biking trail where we cut a new possum . poison trail, now formerly known as the “Cyndie Lauper” trail. We took our loppas and started making a “trail” in order to place the containers far away from the mountain biking path. This activity was a highlight for us girls as we held on to branches for dear life, felt the power of the loppas, and learned about each other. We not only discovered new land, we discovered new friendships. Overall, it was an awesome day for the girls. We had a lot of fun!!!

Devon, Mckenzie and Liana