Ascension : Conservation Weekly
Submitted by The Islander (Conservation Office) 31.07.2008 (Article Archived on 14.08.2008)
A few days ago, an especially hard-working and congenial group of volunteers led by Simon Croson from the RAF, came out to help the Conservation Department.
The group began their morning with a visit to the Dew Pond before starting work clearing Bishops Path. By lunchtime, the path was clear and the eager volunteers were back in Georgetown for their next challenge. In the afternoon, they set to work removing invasive plants on Pan Am Beach. Many of Ascension’s beaches have large patches of invasive plants, but the plants were so dense on Pan Am that there was far less area left for the turtles to nest in. By tea time, the beach was clear and 4 truck loads of plants had been taken to the tip. This was a fantastic accomplishment and will help to open up more nesting area when the turtles return in December. Many thanks to the following members of the RAF Expedition, Conservation Department and CSR: Simon Croson, Ian Lamb, John Griffin, Andy Lewis, Chris Campbell, Emily Wiles, Mandy Clark, Shaun Metcalfe, Nathan Fowler, Danielle Yon, Franki Arms and Frances Dixon.
Thanks also to Franki Arms who did a great job with her work experience for Conservation.
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