The Green Ogre

The Green Ogre
The Chamber wants it gone - bad for tourism. The Park wants it gone - it is destroying native plant habitat. I certainly want it gone - I think it is a wildfire waiting in the wings. The Park and the Anza Borrego Foundation have applied for a grant to eradicate it in crucial areas within the Park. The green ogre? Saharan mustard.

The Grant
Would provide salaries for forty workers between January and April and give priority to locals when hiring. It would cover the Henderson Canyon Road wildflower areas, Borrego Palm Canyon and acreage in Coyote Canyon- Each of these, an area of popular interest to the public.

Why it Scares Me: Old Western Movies
The prairie fire ...frightened the settlers , cowboys , bison and natives. It sure scared me, too! Could it happen in Borrego? It seems to me we certainly have the potential...thanks to the dry and brittle Sahara mustard covering acres and acres of land. Is our Fire Department prepared to handle such an emergency?

Borrego Home Gardeners
Each gardener can try to erase Saharan mustard from his property. We all need to make an effort to recognize, remove and dispose of the plant as it appears in our gardens.