MUSCLE-POWERED PUBLIC LAND USERS BANDING TOGETHER TO WORK FOR RESPONSIBLE LAND STEWARDSHIP AND USE

Welcome to Palisades!

Purpose:
Our primary goal is stewardship of the entire Rimrock/Palisades/Indian Canyon area, including all public lands within the approximate boundaries of Sunset Hwy on the South, Riverside State Park on the North and East, and Airway Heights on the West.

This will include trail planning and maintenance, park advocacy with regard to City Parks issues, involvement with the various agencies assisting in fire management, periodic cleanup activities, and a helpful, watchdog approach to all park users -- i.e. friendly toward non-trashers, non-poachers, non-dealers.

In addition, to assist other user groups in working toward accomplishment of their goals within other areas to enhance muscle-powered use, whether by help with marketing/grant writing/funding or physical help with trail work and building projects.

Finally, to spread the teachings of the "Leave No Trace" Outdoor Ethics program, both within our own area and by reaching out to other user groups to help work toward having clean, sustainable public lands everywhere.

We hope you'll join us.

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Project: Park Management
Description: Monitoring and awareness of park issues and needs.



2009-07-01 - Good Bugs Released on Knapweed
2009-06-11 - Palisades Initiates Biological Weed Control
2009-04-06 - CHILI FEED IS A ROUSING SUCCESS!
2008-12-20 - Annual Meeting and Christmas Potluck
2008-09-29 - Palisades Forestry Plan Project Moving Along
2008-02-19 - Palisades Projects for 2008
2007-07-28 - Gates Installed on Rimrock Dr
2007-07-04 - Rimrock Dr Closed for July 4th
2007-06-16 - A PORTION OF RIMROCK TO BE CLOSED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
2006-08-09 - Palisades and Greenwood Cemeteries Work To Control Weeds
2006-07-23 - Trail Clearing Project Being Planned
2006-05-19 - PALISADES WINS GRANT
2005-12-14 - Winter Tire Dumping on the Rise on Rimrock Dr.
2005-08-19 - Palisades Area Parcel Makes Conservation Futures "A" List
2005-07-05 - Crowds Jam Roads Leading to Rimrock
2005-03-02 - Palisades Resident Moose is Shot
2005-03-02 - New Gate Installed on Houston Rd
2005-02-14 - Bird Houses Vandalized
2004-12-25 - Palisades Becomes Dump Target for Stolen Vehicles
2003-11-20 - City Parks Picks Highbridge for Dog Park
2003-10-13 - Why I Support a Dog Park in Palisades
2003-09-08 - What is a Dogpark and Why Do We Need Them?


2009-06-11 - Palisades Initiates Biological Weed Control
Palisades, in conjunction with City Park, the Spokane County Conservation District and Aphis instituted biological weed control program for Palisades Park.


Larry Skillestad and his assistant, Moose, from APHIS joined Garth Davis and Ben from the SCCD and Robbi Castleberry Tuesday morning to distribute a cute little black bug names Mecinus janthinus that loves to munch on Dalmation Toadflax.
To the surprise of everyone, Mecinus was already hard at work on the Dalmation Toadflax in the park.

This stem boring weevil attacks the leaves and stems of toadflax. Mining of the stems by the larvae causes premature wilting of shoots and suppresses flower formation. Effects of the weevil on the plant are increased under drought stress.

The bugs will lay eggs in the stems, these will winter over and be ready to munch next spring.

Larry also spotting what he termed "a really bad invader" called Houndstongue.
He recommended that anyone finding one, cut off the flowering stem and place it in a plastic bag for disposal. Houndstongue is a poisonous plant that contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids that stop the reproduction of liver cells. Sheep are less susceptible that cattle or horses. When dried plants are found in hay they are still capable of poisoning and the animals do not recover.

As you recreate in the Park, take a moment to to locate a damaged dalmation toadflax plant. Please do not pull the plants and be careful not to knock these good bugs off the plants.

Larry will return in about two weeks to release bugs that will attack the spotted knapweed.

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