Buckthorn 911 - Meet an Ecologist
Sat, Jul 09
|The Thinking Spot
Troubled by Buckthorn? This may just be the event for you! Come listen to Mark Haarman, a Buckthorn eradication activist and Lee Frelich, an U of M ecologist, talk about Buckthorn.
Time & Location
Jul 09, 2022, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CDT
The Thinking Spot, 3311 County Rd 101 Suite 4, Wayzata, MN 55391, USA
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About the event
Buckthorn is one of Minnesota’s most ecologically and economically damaging invasive plants. As a noxious weed that outcompetes native vegetation in woodlands, controlling buckthorn can provide a healthier woodland. A variety of chemical and non-chemical treatments are available to control buckthorn, each with varying effectiveness and costs.
Come listen to this presentation by Mark Haarman and Lee Frelich on the issue of buckthorn, why it is important to control it and the best ways they have found to control and manage buckthorn.
Lee E. Frelich is Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology. He received a Ph.D. in Forest Ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1986. Frelich has authored more than 202 publications with 287 coauthors from 26 countries, including major works for Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. He is listed among the top 1% of all scientists in the world in the…