What’s That Weed?
Introduced Species: Orange and Meadow Hawkweeds (Hieracium aurantiacum and H. pratense [also listed as H. caespitosum]) At the end of a recent walk in Forest Park, I spied a couple […]
Meet our 2023 Invasive Species Removal Team!
Rain showers and the sun combine to create conditions for an explosion of green in the watershed each spring. Mingled in all that green is the notorious garlic mustard plant. […]
What’s That Weed?
Introduced species: Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) Characteristics: The carrot family (Apiaceae) is perhaps the most wildly bifurcated plant family in terms of human use, with most of its members being […]
Less pavement for a healthier Johnson Creek!
In the midst of a wet spring, the weather was perfect for the first stage of implementation for a stormwater retrofit project at the Stonebridge Apartments, located off of 92nd […]
What’s That Weed?
Introduced species: Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) Characteristics: Garlic mustard is an herbaceous “biennial” (more on that in a minute) with a deep, white taproot. The rosettes, formed in the first […]