Pull plants to help scrub-jay trail.

From: The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) | Date: March 20, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Anita Hardin

Mar. 20--Naturalists, birders, environmentalists, Scouting groups and students are invited to participate in an effort to save the Florida scrub-jay. On Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m., restoration of the second phase of the Florida Scrub-Jay Trail will start at the trailhead, 11490 Monte Vista Road in Clermont. The first task will be to start removing exotic invasive plant material, namely rosary pea. Wildlife biologist Laurel Temmen with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission will discuss the aggressive vine, which threatens Florida landscapes, ...

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