４月２７日（土）総合対策外来種ハルザキヤマガラシの駆除活動（本校農業クラブ主催）を実施しました。
今回で３年目となるこの取り組み。ボランティアを呼びかけたところ、本校生徒４７名、飯山高校生５名、一般２名が参加しました。参加者は、樽川（木島平村）と千曲川（飯山市）の２ヶ所に分かれ、堤防に咲く、菜の花に似たハルザキヤマガラシを探し、抜き取りました。夏日となったこの日、参加者は汗を拭い水分を補給しながら作業を行いました。２時間で駆除した量は、ざっと軽トラック２台分（約490kg）。継続的かつ地道な活動が生態系や景観の保全につながります。
On Saturday, April 27th, volunteer students and people participated in an activity to weed Harzaki Yamarashi, an invasive alien species called wintercress in English. It was organized by FFJ, Shimotakai Nourin High School.
This is the third consecutive year for this activity. Volunteers were divided into two groups and visited the banks of Tarugawa River (Kijimadaira Village) and Chikuma River (Iiyama City). They searched for and pulled out Haruzaki Yamagarashi, which resembles rapeseed. On this hot day, volunteers wiped off sweat and hydrated themselves as they worked. The amount of Harusaki Yamagarashi they weeded in two hours was about 490 kg, roughly twice the load of a small truck.
Continuous and steady activities like this will lead to the preservation of ecosystems and landscapes.
