Buckthorn Busters: Volunteer in Woodbury
An event is planned at Edgewater Park in Woodbury.
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Volunteers will gather Saturday, Oct. 20, at Woodbury’s Edgewater Park to remove buckthorn on the south end of Colby Lake.
The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. and continue until 12:30 p.m.
“Buckthorn is an invasive species that sprouts leaves early and retains them late into the fall, creating a dense wall of vegetation,” reads a release from the city. “Native plants cannot compete and eventually disappear.”
The city partners with Great River Greening and Warner's Outdoor Solutions for the annual Buckthorn Busting event.
Related: Woodbury's Buckthorn Busters
Those interested in volunteering can register on the Great River Greening website.
More information on buckthorn is available on the Department of Natural Resources website.
Editor’s note: As part of the city’s efforts to eliminate buckthorn, the mayor dressed up as the weed during the Woodbury Community Foundation’s Soiree Spooktakular last year. See: Video: Woodbury Community Foundation Soiree
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Andrew
12:59 pm on Monday, October 8, 2012
I sure hope they are spraying the stumps or it is pointless for them to even do this. There is an apparatus called a buck thorn puller that also works exceptionally well, they should definitely consider getting their hands on some for this project if they haven't already considered it.
Kris Janisch
1:01 pm on Monday, October 8, 2012
Thanks for the info Andrew. Do you have a link to someplace they sells them?