The Wall Restoration: What Restoration?

wsmike · Joined: 07 Jun 2003 Posts: 412

The only thing that's been restored (from my visit yesterday July 18th) was some star thistle, some sage brush, and carloads of white trash who left lots of trash and beer cans floating in the water, littered on the shore, broken glass on the rocks.

Does someone know something I don't know? what a waste of hard work, resources and public policy. I heard that they're still enforcing the "don't walk on the grass" policy even though all that's there is a big weed field without a living blade of grass in sight. Thoroughly shocked and awed.

Mulekick84 · Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 407

WSMIKE wrote: "and carloads of white trash who left lots of trash and beer cans floating in the water"

So Wyatt and boyz drink a few beers when the wind's not blowing. Is that such a crime? Can't we all just get along?

My favorite at the Wall was about a 5 foot Sturgeon carcass that had been cleaned and left rotting onshore. Classy!!

hilton08 · Joined: 02 Apr 2000 Posts: 506

Has anyone sailed at The Wall yet this year?
Is the restoration/re-vegetation project complete?
Can we launch at the main cove again yet?

wsmike · Joined: 07 Jun 2003 Posts: 412

I sailed there yesterday but didn't go down to the main launch. It seems ironic to do a restoration project there since the only time that grass will grow is from about mid-April through mid-June. At the end of the season last year the "grassy" knoll had been taken over by star thistle and hicks throwing beer bottles again.

jamesschmitt · Joined: 11 Jun 2000 Posts: 42

I think periodically the port-a-potty blows over; MaB thats the restoration the're talking about.

WMP · Joined: 30 May 2000 Posts: 671

rudyredneck · Joined: 17 May 2008 Posts: 3

This is a huge improvement over the carpet bombing of poopy diapers I cleaned up at the wall about this time last year. Poor kids won't have a chance with parent's like that.

rapacz · Joined: 21 May 2000 Posts: 8

I sailed yesterday at the Wall and can report the star thistle is doing well. The no trespassing signs are still up and fishing nets are along the whole shoreline. on a positive note, it seems a little less crowded and no one drowned in the nets.

Larry.Lampshade · Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 23

Isn't star thistle on the endagered plant species list? Very Happy

Shredder33 · Joined: 13 Jun 2000 Posts: 13

What a joke, it's no wonder that the republican party exists, when environmental efforts are so lame and blatantly against the public's interests, it's not hard to point the finger and say "Hey that's dumb and a waste of money". Hundreds of miles of unusable shore line and the only place windsurfers want to launch is shut down. Why can't they plant some pine trees or create some sand dunes or something that works for people too? What about the trains on both sides of the river, the hwys on both sides? Come on why spend tax dollars to pick on windsurfers? Who is in charge of this project?