GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The Green Bay Conservation Corp celebrated National Make a Difference Day by removing buckthorn from Red Smith Park on the city’s east side.
Volunteers helped 11 members clear the invasive species from the park’s woods.
The day of community service on October’s fourth Saturday dates back to 1992
One of the leaders of the effort says the group made a lot of progress.
“It’s so helpful to have extra hands to help carry it out of here,” said Andy Gilsdorf, field assistant for Green Bay Conservation Corp. “We’re stacking it on the edge of the woodlot and next week we’ll come and burn it in our biochar kiln and turn it into a soil amendment that we’re going to use for planting trees around the city.”
The Green Bay Conservation Corp says it always has plenty of work in city parks and is always open to volunteers.
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