The drainage ditches will definitely become overgrown. Again, because we have such a lovely climate, plants grow pretty fast. Weeds grow pretty fast. Reed canarygrass grows faster than anything, and they require cleaning on an annual basis, particularly if we just hand clean. DFO staff, and certainly the Ministry of Environment for the provincial government, demand that we hand clean areas that should be machine cleaned in order to make them effective.
On May 30th, 2012. See this statement in context.