Si Widstrand and Jim Baumann are organizing buckthorn removal from the woods along the southern border of Milward Drive, during September and October, 2013.
Si is a retired employee of Madison's Parks Department, certified in the use of herbicides. Jim Baumann is a resident of the neighborhood, a retired DNR employee, and Board member of the Friends of Lake Wingra.
Volunteers are needed to stack removed buckthorn branches into piles.
Schedule:
For details, contact Jim Baumann, 277-0020.
Buckthorn is an invasive species, without any native pests to control it. Removal is necessary because buckthorn...
- Crowds out native species.
- Degrades wildlife habitat.
- Contributes to erosion.
- Serves as a host to pests.
- Makes woods dense and unattractive.
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