At Maplewood, European buckthorn, a Minnesota restricted noxious weed, has invaded hundreds of acres of the woodlands. Using saws and treating the cut stumps, park staff are systematically removing larger buckthorn shrubs from the woodlands. Once the parent plants are removed, fire provides an efficient, cost-effective tool to control buckthorn seedlings over large acres of […]
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