When visitors show up at the Los Jilgueros Preserve, a 46-acre preserve located in the heart of Fallbrook with more than 2 miles of looping trails, they likely have no idea the amount of weekly hard work that goes into maintaining the property's natural beauty.

But if you want to know, just ask Diane Kennedy, Native Plant Restoration Team (NPRT) chairwoman. The team meets most Wednesday mornings at 8:30 a.m. in the main parking lot and typically work until 10 a.m.

"The work can be hard and in difficult conditions," Kennedy said. "Weed whipping and hand weeding are big on the NPRT's agenda...