Teamwork

Our plant patrol team on Lake Arrowhead, PALZ (Patrollers of Arrowhead's Littoral Zone) decorated a pontoon for the July 4th boat parade using the theme of "Where the Wild Weeds Are" based on Maurice Sendak's 1963 book.

Photo: D Holabaugh

We opted to use discarded, second hand, or discarded items for our weeds - a weathered tarp, stained green sweatshirts, and leftover yarns and fabric remnants produced the weedy look we were aiming for.

Our artist 'in residence,' Dina, used discarded latex house paints to create the artwork on a piece of plywood that was sanded and trimmed by Mark. Dina included native and invasive plants that are found in Lake Arrowhead in her fantastic illustration. Look at this beautiful mess of weeds!

Photo: D Schultz

Our successful rendition of showing what we focus on as a plant patrol team earned us 3rd place in the award ceremony! 

At the community BBQ, we manned display tables about protecting Loons

 and distinguishing between native and invasive plants. Our focus was on creating awareness of other creatures and life forms in our lake.