Invasive Species Removal at Kiwanis Park

(Photo: Pam Venable showing off some recently pulled up Japanese Honeysuckle, photographed by Katrina Thomas)

Much of February was spent staying out of the cold, but there were a few days that great for getting out. On February 7, we worked with TreeKeepers to do another Japanese Honeysuckle removal at Kiwanis Park. [We had done one previously in October 2008] The chipper was filled up in about 2 hours, but there was another chipper load or two that were left as "rabbit habitat" out in the park. There was so much honeysuckle left where it was cut that many people, including myself, would make their way to cut down a nearby plant only to find that the plant was already cut. The best part of the

event was at the end when I was walking through the park back towards the parking lot and seeing the area clear of honeysuckle, and the pile of honeysuckle that had been put in place in the parking lot.