http://ec2-44-218-8-154.compute-1.amazonaws.com/aiw/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges Track the most recent changes to the wiki in this feed. en MediaWiki 1.40.0 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:37:25 GMT http://ec2-44-218-8-154.compute-1.amazonaws.com/aiw/index.php?title=Wills_Hole/Town_Forest&diff=349&oldid=251 http://ec2-44-218-8-154.compute-1.amazonaws.com/aiw/index.php?title=Wills_Hole/Town_Forest&diff=349&oldid=251 <p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 03:20, 29 June 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l12">Line 12:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 12:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This area has been swept for Asian Bittersweet many times, the latest in Winter of 2023/24.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This area has been swept for Asian Bittersweet many times, the latest in Winter of 2023/24.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Japanese Knotweed situation is out of control.  The initial one site has spread to four different sites.  We are hoping that the town can access the site to provide wood chips for smothering.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Japanese Knotweed situation is out of control.  The initial one site has spread to four different sites.  We are hoping that the town can access the site to provide wood chips for smothering<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.  The Knotweed was mowed at the end of June, 2026, as a stopgap</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Area C ==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Area C ==</div></td></tr> </table> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:20:50 GMT Watlington http://ec2-44-218-8-154.compute-1.amazonaws.com/aiw/index.php?title=Talk:Wills_Hole/Town_Forest http://ec2-44-218-8-154.compute-1.amazonaws.com/aiw/index.php?title=File:133_River_Street_before_2026.png&diff=348&oldid=0 http://ec2-44-218-8-154.compute-1.amazonaws.com/aiw/index.php?title=File:133_River_Street_before_2026.png&diff=348&oldid=0 <p><a href="/aiw/index.php?title=User:Watlington" class="mw-userlink" title="User:Watlington"><bdi>Watlington</bdi></a> uploaded <a href="/aiw/index.php?title=File:133_River_Street_before_2026.png" title="File:133 River Street before 2026.png">File:133 River Street before 2026.png</a></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A view of the Japanese Knotweed growing at 133 River St., Acton, in June 2026</div> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:29:43 GMT Watlington http://ec2-44-218-8-154.compute-1.amazonaws.com/aiw/index.php?title=File_talk:133_River_Street_before_2026.png http://ec2-44-218-8-154.compute-1.amazonaws.com/aiw/index.php?title=Pratt%27s_Brook&diff=347&oldid=292 http://ec2-44-218-8-154.compute-1.amazonaws.com/aiw/index.php?title=Pratt%27s_Brook&diff=347&oldid=292 <p>Updated some for Spring 2026 work</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:33, 26 June 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l17">Line 17:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 17:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Removal of the invasive plants along the southern edge of the Senior Park started in 2015, in preparation for removing the [[Tree of Heaven|Tree of Heaven (ToH)]].  Smaller ToH saplings were pulled starting in 2018.  The large trees themselves were felled in Jan. 2019.  Once the overgrowth of the large trees disappeared, the huge number of seeds in the seed bank exploded in summer of 2019 (2 to 5 per sq. ft.)  These were pulled in 2019 through 2021 and gradually got less dense.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Removal of the invasive plants along the southern edge of the Senior Park started in 2015, in preparation for removing the [[Tree of Heaven|Tree of Heaven (ToH)]].  Smaller ToH saplings were pulled starting in 2018.  The large trees themselves were felled in Jan. 2019.  Once the overgrowth of the large trees disappeared, the huge number of seeds in the seed bank exploded in summer of 2019 (2 to 5 per sq. ft.)  These were pulled in 2019 through 2021 and gradually got less dense.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Unfortunately 2022/2023 was skipped so there are a large number of larger ToH saplings and Asian Bittersweet growing which needed removing in 2024.  A first pass was made early in the spring, girding many of the larger ToH saplings and pulling smaller ones.  In late July 2024, another pass was made cutting larger ToH saplings and removing the new growth from girded ones.  '''Girding is ineffective with Tree of Heaven as it quickly concentrates all it's growth to below the gird.'''</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Unfortunately 2022/2023 was skipped so there are a large number of larger ToH saplings and Asian Bittersweet growing which needed removing in 2024.  A first pass was made early in the spring, girding many of the larger ToH saplings and pulling smaller ones.  In late July 2024, another pass was made cutting larger ToH saplings and removing the new growth from girded ones.  '''Girding is ineffective with Tree of Heaven as it quickly concentrates all it's growth to below the gird.''' <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> As of 2026, there is serious regrowth of ToH.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>There is still a very large [[Autumn Olive]] tree in the southern edge (and several along the northern edge) which needs to be removed.  It is being left to help shade the area until the ToH seed bank dies down.  There is also a [[European Privet Hedge]] &quot;tree&quot; on the southern edge which needs removing.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>There is still a very large [[Autumn Olive]] tree in the southern edge (and several along the northern edge) which needs to be removed.  It is being left to help shade the area until the ToH seed bank dies down.  There is also a [[European Privet Hedge]] &quot;tree&quot; on the southern edge which needs removing.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l44">Line 44:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 44:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This area also has multiple large [[Autumn Olive]] growing on that bank which need removing.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This area also has multiple large [[Autumn Olive]] growing on that bank which need removing.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This area was completely cleared in June 2024, and revisited in late July 2024.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This area was completely cleared in June 2024, and revisited in late July 2024<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.  It has been receiving regular cutting of the Japanese Knotweed, twice in 2026</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Area E ==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Area E ==</div></td></tr> </table> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:33:15 GMT Watlington http://ec2-44-218-8-154.compute-1.amazonaws.com/aiw/index.php?title=Talk:Pratt%27s_Brook