HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpring Buckthorn DumpContact: Debbie Townsend, Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-826-0346 • dtownsend@EdinaMN.gov • EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Free Buckthorn Dump May 18 and 19 for Edina Residents
Edina, Minn., April 22, 2024 – Edina residents can join the effort to eradicate invasive buckthorn by cutting it down on their property and properly disposing of it for free during
the semi-annual buckthorn dump.
Residents can drop off buckthorn brush in the lot across from Braemar Golf Dome at 7420 Braemar Blvd. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 19.
At the drop-off site, residents must show a photo ID with a current Edina address. Commercial haulers must be accompanied by the resident for whom they are working.
Buckthorn brush cannot be bagged, boxed or bundled. If it is, it must be removed from the container before being left at the dump.
Buckthorn is an invasive species that prevents native plants from thriving in areas that are not continuously mowed or managed. Edina encourages residents to remove it from their properties
to help prevent spread.
Edina recently received a $500,000 grant for a project to remove buckthorn and other invasive species from 31 acres of Bredesen Park adjacent to Nine Mile Creek. That three-year project
will also restore native oak savanna and wetlands. In January of this year, a contractor began cutting and treating buckthorn in Braemar Park before restoration work and trail building
begins to add mountain biking and more walking trails. Edina also is hosting a buckthorn study in the northwest portion of Braemar Park with a goal of determining the most effective
and inexpensive ways to remove and prevent buckthorn while also reducing herbicide use.
Residents should call 811 or visit GopherStateOneCall.org a few days before they plan to dig out buckthorn roots on their property so public utilities can be marked. Treat any cut buckthorn
stumps to halt regrowth and ensure killing the plant.
The next free buckthorn dump will be the last two weekends in October.
For more information on the buckthorn dump, contact City Forester Luther Overholt at 952-826-0308 or LOverholt@EdinaMN.gov.
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