Invasive Species Removal
Workday
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Thanks to the University of South Carolina service students, the City of Columbia Parks and Recreation, and Fuss and O'Neill, Keep the Midlands Beautiful and Sustainable Midlands for a great partnership for an Invasive Species Removal Workday at Granby Park on Saturday, October 11th 10:00am - 2:00pm.
Chinese and Japanese privet were the primary species targeted for removal during the workday. Parks staff and volunteers used chainsaws and hand tools to cut invasive shrubs and trees off a few feet above ground level. Cut stumps were then treated with herbicide to prevent regrowth. Privet removal opened the viewshed and increased light penetration in the forest. In just a few hours, volunteers created several large windrows of cut material for removal
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