Wood Glen - April 2014

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Official Publication of the Wood Glen Property Owners Association April 2014 - Volume 8, Issue 4

The Annual Wood Glen Spring Festival While I write this article, the Social Committee is April 12th from 2pm to 4pm at the Amenity Center. Come out and join your neighbors and have some fun. Neighborhood events contribute to making Wood Glen a wonderful community. They are fun, and they allow us to meet our people that may not live right next door.

Also coming up is the spring fire ant baiting. As a neighborhood, twice a year Wood Glen baits the front yard and common areas to control fire ants. Neighborhood-wide fire ant control programs are more effective at controlling fire ants than individual home owners taking on the problem on their own. By simultaneously going after them throughout the neighborhood, the ants can’t just reinvade your yard from your neighbors. The neighborhood wide treatment is scheduled for the week of April 7. The bait works best if irrigation systems are off and the fire ants have adequate time to gather the bait and return to their mounds. But, we can’t treat back yards without your help. Wood Glen provides fire ant bait at no cost so you can treat the backyard. Just stop by the Amenity Center between 9:30am and 12pm on April 12th with your hand spreader and pick up some fire ant bait and spread it around your back yard. If it is raining April 12th, the an alternate day for picking up fire ant bait is scheduled for April 26th.

As the weather warms up for the spring, we all like to spend more time out doors. As you take your pets for a walk, either along the sidewalks or through the greenbelt, please pick up after them if they go to the bathroom. There are elevated trash bins conveniently located at trail heads for disposal. City ordnances prohibit allow animals to defecate in public areas or private property other than your own, unless the feces

is immediately removed and disposed of (Article VI, Section 8-137).

During the February Board Meeting, the Board met with several vendors to begin work on replacing sections of the wall. The builder we selected, Reconstruction Experts, provided a competitive bid while also taking extra steps to secure the property during the work. While some of the other vendors we met with proposed installing the orange mesh barrier that is often seen at construction sites, Reconstruction Experts proposed erecting a solid barrier around the work site to not only prevent children and pets from getting out and near Old Settlers, but to prevent the people traveling along Old Settlers from seeing into back yards. Hopefully this will allow residents along the wall sections being replace to continue to enjoy their yards while the work is performed.

We have worked with Reconstruction Experts to develop a multi-year plan to address problems with the wall. The plan involves prioritized replacement of various sections of wall throughout the neighborhood over the next several years. While this may look somewhat random, the sections selected for this year are those in most need of replacement.

One of the major problems with the existing wall is inadequate foundation. To correct this, the rebuilt wall sections will have a continuous foundation along their length, which will require digging a trench along the wall for the foundation. Unfortunately, this will be disruptive to the plants and trees near the wall. By now, the home owners in the sections being replaced this year should have been notified, and should have had an opportunity to meet with the engineer, the builder, and an arborist to discuss the impact of the wall on their property.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident: David Schell ............................... [email protected] President: Matt Baker .......... [email protected] Treasurer: Wayne Solum ............................. [email protected]: Lela Solum [email protected] 1: OPEN POSITION ..................................................Section 2: Prashant "Nat" Nadkarni .......... [email protected] 3: Bob Hill [email protected] 4: David Schell ............................... [email protected] 5: OPEN POSITION ..................................................Section 6: Matt Baker .................. [email protected] 7: Wayne Solum ............................. [email protected]

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Modifications: Sam Myers ...................................... [email protected]

Pool/Amenity Center/Landscaping / Greenbelt: Karen Fischer ..............................................kfischer4@att.netSocial Events: Gloria Gomez ........................ [email protected]: Bob Hill ...............................................bobhill64@gmail.comAnt Bait Control Program: Leslie Myers [email protected] Welcome Committee: David & Elaine Lloyd [email protected]

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For more information about upcoming events or our sponsors, please visit http://www.woodglen.org. If you are interested in sponsoring future Wood Glen Events, please contact the David Schell at [email protected].

SPRING FESTIVALCome out and visit with your neighbors while the kids hunt

Easter Eggs.April 12, 2014, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Wood Glen Amenity Center

FIRE ANT BAIT HANDOUT DATEPick up date for fire ant bait for back yard application. Bring

hand held spreader.April 12, 2014, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Wood Glen Amenity Center

MARCH BOARD MEETINGResidents are encouraged to attend to see what is going on

behind the scenes and to let us know your concerns.April 14, 2014, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

TBD

FIRE ANT BAIT ALTERNATE HANDOUT DATE Alternate date in case of rain on April 12th.

April 26, 2014, 9:30 am – 12:00 pmWood Glen Amenity Center

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Some things just go together, and mulch and compost are two of them. When used together, this formidable pair not only improves your garden and lawn, but they also use water more efficiently.

The combo is important as many of us move to maximum once-a-week watering during this time of severe drought. The pair can help your landscaping survive the drought because plants will be more disease tolerant and water efficient, thereby better able to defend themselves against the drought.

Using a hardwood mulch/compost blend is the best choice for retaining water and improving your soil. The mix will hold its color longer, and the compost will help break down the mulch, which will become a beneficial nutrient for your soil.

However, if you choose to go with one or the other, keep in mind that you can use compost as mulch, but you can’t do the opposite. You can’t use straight mulch as compost – it’s too hard on its own and takes too long to break down and become a beneficial micro-organism to your soil. Mulch should smell like a fresh forest floor. A mulch/compost blend should have a carbon-to-nitrogen ratio of about 20-to-1. That’s 20 percent carbon to 1 percent nitrogen. When applying this to your existing soil, a soil depth of at least six inches is highly recommended. You can build your soil with the mulch and compost through either core aeration, where you remove approximately 1 inch by 2 inch cores of soil from the ground to improve the infiltration of water/nutrients, or through light scarifying with a rototiller to remove any debris from the lawn.

A good layer of mulch of about two to four inches in your garden will help suppress weeds. It will also hold in moisture in the heat, and help keep the soil warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. If you are using it as a top dressing to improve the soil on your lawn, you will want to apply a layer of compost that is one-fourth of an inch to one-half of an inch deep.

Another benefit of adding compost to most types of soil, including clay, sandy, alkaline or acidic, is that compost has natural pH buffers. That’s the microbiology or bacteria in the soil that creates a healthy environment for your plants. The pH level should be close to neutral, which is a pH of 7. If you add compost to your lawn and compost/mulch to your beds, you will build the soil profile to be much more water efficient and increase its capacity to hold water. The soil will be able to drain and breathe.

Using mulch and compost together is a cost-efficient way to build your soil. They’re relatively inexpensive and will help cut down on your water bill. It’s a pair you want on your team.

A Dynamic Duo That Can Help Your Lawn Weather The Drought

by Brett Briant LCRA Water Conservation Coordinator


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With spring and Mounta in l au re l s come insects, more specifically genista caterpillars. Genista caterpillars can be quite common on Mountain Laurel, but may also be found on crape myrtle and honeysuckle. These caterpillars can grow up to one inch in length and are greenish-yellow to orange in color with small black and white dots along their body. The caterpillars have hairs that emerge along the body, but hairs do not densely cover the body. Genista caterpillars create webbing similar to that of webworms. Larvae, or caterpillars, feed within the webbing causing defoliation of the plant. Eggs are laid in overlapping clusters on the underside of leaves. Pupation occurs in a small, white silken cocoon that is attached to plants or structures. There are two generations per year.

GENISTA CATERPILLAR

Submitted by Wizzie Brown

M a n a g e m e n t o f outbreaks can be rather simple. If plant size and numbers of caterpillars allows, the caterpillars can be hand-picked from the plant and either smashed or dropped in a bucket of soapy water. Other options may include insecticidal soap, horticultural oils, botanicals, spinosad or Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki, also known

as Bt. Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki specifically targets caterpillars, but will not distinguish between “good” and “bad” caterpillars, so be careful where you apply it and also be aware of drift that may occur. When using Bt or spinosad, good coverage of the plant foliage is essential since the caterpillars need to consume a lethal dose. There are also numerous synthetic insecticides formulated to treat for caterpillars. When using any pesticide product, be sure to read and follow all label instructions.

For more information or help with identification, contact Wizzie Brown, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Program Specialist at 512.854.9600. Also check out www.urban-ipm.blogspot.com The information given herein is for educational purposes only. Reference to commercial products or trade names is

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Together, we are saving forests from Austin, Texas. This Earth Day, we want to share with you how we are doing this right here in Austin.

Rainforest Partnership, an Austin-based international nonprofit organization, has expanded the environmental passion of this city to a globally focused, locally relevant issue just as our city started its transition to its current global significance and attention.

Founded in December 2007, Rainforest Partnership (RP) was formed with the idea that the way to protect the “lungs” of the planet is to help the people who live in those “lungs” make a living that allows them to protect their forests. Forest communities know that sometimes the easiest option to earn an income is to cut down their trees. By selling the timber, planting a cash crop, or having cattle, they can eke out an income to pay for health care or education for their children. But, more than anyone else, the people who live in the forests know the damage this does. They know it takes generations for a forest to come back after it’s cut down. They know that destroying the forest will destroy their way of life. They’re looking for an alternative.

That’s where Rainforest Partnership comes in. Using a bottom-up approach, we work with local communities to find their needs and desires and adapt it to their culture, knowledge, and skills. These are then matched to the business opportunities created by each individual rainforest to create a sustainable, workable alternative to slash and burn. It all begins when a community asks for our help.

Although they seem far away, tropical rainforests are an important part of our lives and our community. What was once over 12 percent of the landmass of our planet in just a hundred years is now less than 5 percent. These forests play a crucial role in storing carbon, regulating water cycles and temperature, and providing biodiversity. We all directly benefit from the many rainforest plants used in modern medicines and for food. Currently deforestation—the cutting and burning of forests—is responsible for more than 17% of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. What happens to these forests affects us all everywhere.

Besides directly partnering and working with indigenous rainforest communities, we partner with local governments, local nonprofit organizations, and businesses. Our work is based on a replicable model that is collaborative and results-driven, and facilitated by these partnerships – international, U.S., and Austin-based. From brooms made from sustainably and legally sourced palm fibers from the

rainforest, to artisan products made from forest plants, to an ecolodge for birdwatchers eager to catch a glimpse of the elusive Andean Cock-of-the-rock – we have helped our partner communities create sustainable livelihoods, while saving their forests and their way of life.

We are very proud of all our partner communities, but we are especially inspired by the women of Sani Isla, Ecuador. When we first met them in 2009, they were too shy to speak or even meet anyone’s eyes. In Summer of 2010, during their first workshop as part of our project working with them, they barely spoke. That is, until they did. When they started talking, they told us why they had been silent all morning: Nobody had ever asked them what they thought, what their vision was. But they had a vision: To recover the lost arts of making artisan products like jewelry and bags and baskets from seeds, vines and fibers from forest plants. We helped them set up relationship with nearby ecolodges to sell their goods to visiting guests in their Amazon community, and established connections with hotels in Quito for selling their goods. The older women began training the younger women. We helped them work out a plan for sustainably harvesting the raw materials they would need. They used them to create goods of startling beauty. And the goods sold, beyond anyone’s expectations.

In four years, the women of Sani Isla went from never having made an income to making a steady and growing income. And today the same women who were too shy to talk to any outsiders have become the strongest voices in their communities against the oil drilling that threatens to destroy their forest. For the first time, these women are at the forefront of protecting their forests – and their future.

Today, communities all over Ecuador and Peru are rejecting the old model of forest destruction. They’re asking for Rainforest Partnership’s help in coming up with a new way, and we want to help because it’s always a joint effort. Not one community has asked for a handout.

Rainforest Partnership’s projects represent the real-life execution of its working model. By working with forest communities to help them bring their skills, traditions, and values to the marketplace, we have begun to overcome the most powerful driving forces of deforestation. Go to www.RainforestPartnership.org to learn more.

This Earth Day, learn more about how you can change a habit and save a forest. Tell your kids about what we do. Every child learns about rainforest ecosystem. Together, we save forests. From Austin, Texas. And, so can you.

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