Invasive Plant Control Project

Invasive Plant Control
Invasive Plant Control

In partnership with Cailey Chase of Vahana Nature Rehabilitation, we continued our ongoing program to reduce the spread of invasive species such as spotted knapweed and blueweed using a combination of targeted goat grazing and hand pulls. The issue is especially significant near the Centennial Hall Entrance and continues into the trail system for a couple of kilometres.

This year we installed signage on the Powerline Trail to raise awareness about the encroachment, and we placed a compost bin in one of the infested areas for people to assist in hand pulling along the trail. Almost 50 people came out for a weed pulling day in July, and we removed a total of about 20 garbage bags full of weeds from the area.

weed eating goats
weed eating goats
bin sign and weeds
Bin, sign and weeds