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AmeriCorps members
A crew of 12 AmeriCorps members lived true to their organization's motto
while in Moscow for six short weeks this summer. The time flew by, but
lots of accomplishments along Paradise Creek were made while they were
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Chipman Trail
- Removed 25 truckloads of noxious weeds including Canada thistle,
poison hemlock, teasel and garbage.
- Planted 550 native plants. Species included alder, chokecherry,
ocean-spray,quaking aspen, serviceberry, snowberry, syringa, and woods
rose. Placed tree tubes and mats on every plant and watered each.
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Meadow/Joseph St. Project
- Removed reed canary grass, garbage, and a variety of bricks,
asphalt, and cement from the creek and bank.
- Resloped 90 feet of streambank by installed 25 coir logs totaling
more than 300 feet. These coir logs were planted with various rushes,
sedges, and grasses.
- Installed 300 feet of geotextile fabric to trap sediment and
stabilize the streambank.
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Brink Park
- Removed 18 truckloads of noxious weeds including Canada thistle,
teasel, meadow hawkweed, spotted knapweed and garbage.
- Created a small path near Paradise Creek and moved 40 truckloads of
wood chips to complete the main path.
- Organized and managed Boys and Girls Club from Lewiston to pull
weeds and move wood chips.
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Community Garden
- Weeded, watered, and installed straw pathways, created a compost
pile and maintained vacant plots.
- Oversaw a group of 100 children while they performed activities
such as potting 200 plants and creating straw pathways.
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