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Progress to Date
Plant Patrol had 112 volunteers spend 589.5 person-hours treating 14 invasive species during 29 work events at 12 locations in Indiana County. Those locations are Blue Spruce Park, Ghost Town Trail, Hoodlebug Trail, IUP South Woods, Jimmy Stewart Airport, Pine Ridge Park, Pond Near Smicksburg, Tanoma AMD Wetlands Educational Site, White Township Recreation Complex, White's Woods Nature Center, YMCA of Indiana County and Yellow Creek State Park. The following table shows the total quantity of each invasive species treated.
Common Name | Scientific Name | Total Treated |
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Autumn Olive | Elaeagnus umbellata | 212 shrubs |
Barberry Bush | Berberis vulgaris | 2,458 shrubs |
Burning Bush | Euonymus alatus | 4 shrubs |
Garlic Mustard | Alliaria petiolata | 0.25 bushels |
Honeysuckle shrub | Lonicera spp. | 1,179 shrubs |
Japanese Stiltgrass | Microstegium vimineum | 2 bushels |
Knotweed | Polygonum spp. | 4,052 sq yards |
Mile-a-Minute Vine | Persicaria perfoliata | 20.5 bushels |
Multiflora Rose | Rosa multiflora | 1,393 shrubs |
Privet | Ligustrum spp. | 118 shrubs |
Purple Loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria | 3 bushels |
Thistle | Cirsium spp. | 10 bushels |
Tree-of-Heaven | Ailanthus altissima | 634 stems |
Water Chestnut | Trapa natans | 137 bushels |
Yellow Creek State Park
- Sat, April 13, 2024, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Yellow Creek State Park
- Thu, April 11, 2024, 12:30 – 2:00 pm
White's Woods Nature Center
- Sat, April 6, 2024, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Tanoma AMD Wetlands Educational Site
- Sat, March 23, 2024, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Blue Spruce Park
- Sun, November 5, 2023, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
IUP South Woods
- Sun, October 15, 2023, 1:15 – 3:45 pm
Yellow Creek State Park
- Sun, September 24, 2023, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
White Township Recreation Complex
- Sun, August 27, 2023, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
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