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FIGURE 10-4.
A Weed Wrench™ is an efficient and easy-to-use tool for uprooting unwanted plants from
restoration sites. The clamping foot grips the plant stem, and then a long handle (top of photo) is pulled
back using the foot as a fulcrum uprooting the plant. (Photo by Mary F. Platter-Rieger.)
District, in Fresno, California, and subsequently reinvented as the “waterjet stinger” described in
detail by the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (Hoag et al. 2001). An example of a
piece of equipment designed for use in difficult situations is “the “stinger” (Hoag and Ogle 2008),
which attaches to the end of a backhoe arm and is used to plant hardwood cuttings in existing
riprap.
Kloetzel (2004) provides information on the availability and applicability of a variety of hand
and power tools used at ecological restoration project sites. Two relatively new pieces of equip-
ment, designed to mount on the arm of an excavator, include the expandable stinger and the
Hy-Gro Tiller™, which are used for performing spot cultivation in preparation for hand planting.
Your choice of the specific tools or equipment to implement your project takes some informed
thought. Following are some factors to consider:
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