HomeMy WebLinkAboutJuly 2- Buckthorn RemovalContact: Debbie Townsend, Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-826-0396 • dtownsend@EdinaMN.gov • EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Volunteers to Tackle Buckthorn at Creek Valley School Park
Edina, Minn., July 2, 2019 – More than 100 volunteers are expected to descend on Creek Valley School Park Saturday morning, July 13, to remove invasive buckthorn.
The volunteers of all ages from River Valley Church will assist City of Edina Park Maintenance staff pull, cut, haul and remove the invasive trees that choke out native and more desirable
plants and trees.
Each year, members of the church volunteer to spend a summer day helping rid Edina parks of buckthorn. This year the effort will be made at Creek Valley School Park, 6301 Gleason Road.
Much of the buckthorn is growing up the hill from the tennis courts in the area toward the water tower. Previous efforts have removed buckthorn at Pamela and Bredesen parks.
“River Valley Church brings us a huge group of people who do the hard work to remove buckthorn,” said City Forester Luther Overholt. “By lunch, we have huge piles of cut buckthorn to
haul away.”
The City’s annual free fall buckthorn dump for residents will be Oct. 26 and 27 across from Braemar Golf Dome, 7420 Braemar Blvd.
For more information, contact Overholt at 952-826-0308 or LOverholt@EdinaMN.gov.
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