Buckthorn Bust Sunday-PM

1:30 p.m. Nov. 16^th 2003

Starting location: W. 86^th Street / Trail at Pine Hill Rd. (Park on Pine Hill)

Where: Two previous buckthorn removal areas

1. West 86^th Street green space corridor

(one of the most heavily-infested areas in Bloomington).

Work on this “forest improvement demonstration site” was started by me and two Eagle Scouts, Eric Viegas and John Nordlie, in 2000.

It is a small 200 ft. woodland strip along the asphalt path among ACRES of buckthorn-infested woods. In 2000, non-native invasive buckthorn and Asian honeysuckle were cut. Native trees & shrubs were planted and fenced to protect them from deer browsing and antler rubbing.

Why work is needed: Not all stumps were painted with herbicide; buckthorn stumps re-sprouted with a vengeance and are overtaking the natives. Other invasive plants were not removed (Asian honeysuckle). Plant protection cages have been stolen.

2. Pickfair Pond. 8717 Wyoming Ave. S. Buckthorn and other invasive species were thoroughly removed from this park during a neighborhood buckthorn bust in 1997. Eagle Scout Michael Duffy planted native shrubs and installed a bench in the NE corner of this park in 1999. We will work at this location later in the afternoon.

What work is needed: remove new invasive species
that volunteered since our previous cut: buckthorn,
Asian honeysuckle, Russian mulberry, Siberian elm.

What We Will Do:

• Cut buckthorn trees and stump sprouts
• Flag the cut stumps (so they can be found
  for painting herbicide)
• Drag the brush to the curb and pile (neatly
  with all butt-ends facing the curb)
• Dig out non-native invasive Asian honeysuckle shrubs

Bloomington Support:

Our city will provide flags to mark the stumps,
chemical to treat the stumps, and will chip or haul away brush.

NOTE: Only non-native, invasive species will be picked up;
no dumping!

Tools to bring if you have them:

Bow saw

Hand saw

Chain saw

Lopping shears

Shovel for digging

What to Wear

Dress in layers

Jeans or heavy work pants

Leather or heavy gloves

Boots or sturdy shoes

Safety goggles and helmet (recommended if using a chain saw)

Your community organizer and neighbor:

Janet Larson, B.S. Urban & Community Forestry,
Bloomington Parks, Arts, & Rec. Commissioner.

For more information call me at 952-941.6876.
To receive a 6 pp. article with buckthorn facts and
many control techniques send me an email: janetlars@pclink.com.

Slide Presentation: “Buckthorn Biology, Ecology, & Control” including history of this species in MN and control measures.

This weekend, time & place TBD
depending on interest. Please RSVP by calling me!

Re-Use Idea

Take home

Sturdy buckthorn wood

To build trellises!

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TOPO! GPS Data Format Deg NAD83 ElevFeet Local-Time

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PINEHILLRD,44.84634,-93.38035,870,11/15/2003,17:43:53, Dead-End Parking Area

BFDSTN6W86,44.84721,-93.37836,890,11/15/2003,17:43:48, MapQuest Lat-Long Digital Decimal Coordinates

TOPO! GPS Data Format UTM NAD83 ElevFeet Local-Time

PICFRPIC,15T,469388,4965900,885,11/15/2003,17:43:53,

PINEHILLRD,15T,469942,4965951,870,11/15/2003,17:43:53,

BFDSTN6W86,15T,470100,4966048,890,11/15/2003,17:43:48,

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