More Cogon Grass Appears

While I was out today collecting some trash and checking on the status of lupine seedlings I noticed a new patch of Cogon Grass.
It was growing at the edge of the scrub along an area that had been bush-hogged earlier this year.
I don't know whether it arrived via the mowing equipment or blew in from a nearby infestation along Recker Highway.
I need to deal with it before it expands.

Lupine Season Slowly Begins

Scrub Lupine seedlings are beginning to appear at the preserve.
I checked today following a rainy weekend to collect more small pieces of trash in the disturbed sand.
I brought flags in case some lupines had emerged.
When I checked last week, there was little to see.

One surprise was to find some seedlings in the area north of the planting area that had been disked a few months ago
I also found two seedlings in the area where I discovered lupines from an old seed bank unrelated to the seedlings from Bok Tower that make up the main body of the lupine population.
Meanwhile, last week additional seedlings and pots containing seeds were brought to the preserve.
There are no mature plants in the preserve now, so there will be no flowers or new seeds this year.

Picking Up The Pieces

The combination of the recent disking of the fire lane in the perimeter and down the middle of the north tract and recent rainfall has created an opportunity to collect small pieces of debris.
I filled two five-gallon buckets  in the initial run of part of this section.
As I expected, most of it consisted of broken glass.
However, I also found some old auto parts.
It's raining again today.
I'll return when the sun returns to see what else I can find.
While I was out there, I noticed one of the benches needed to be repaired.
I took care of that, too.