Tag Archives: invasive plants

Update on Madison’s Effort to Control Japanese Knotweed Along SW Bike Path

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Steve Glass

City Making Progress on Controlling Japanese Knotweed An inspection this spring (2016) showed that last fall’s (2015) herbicide application to the knotweed infestation resulted in a reduction in the number of knotweed stems and a reduction in the total area … Continue reading →

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Madison Tackles Japanese Knotweed Along SW Bike Path

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Steve Glass

City Initiates Multi-Year Effort to Eradicate the Pest Plant In August of this year, contractors hired by the City of Madison Engineering division, began a concerted effort to contain two large, well-established Japanese knotweed patches along the SW Bike Path. … Continue reading →

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Observations Made on Visit to Duck Pond Springs

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Steve Glass

During a routine observational visit to the Duck Pond Springs today I was surprised to find  the area overgrown with the aquatic weed, watercress (Nasturtium officinale) and a variety of other non-native pest plants that are well-established in the surrounding … Continue reading →

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Want to Help Curtis Prairie Resist Storm Water Impacts? Here’s How!

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Steve Glass

We have talked a lot in this blog about the impacts of storm water runoff on the Lake Wingra Watershed in general, and, in particular,  how runoff continues to alter the native plant communities of the UW-Madison Arboretum. What is … Continue reading →

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Climate Change and Ecological Restoration

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Steve Glass

Global climate change is now a fact of life.  There is now unequivocal evidence that the earth is warming faster than at any other time in recorded history (IPCC, 2007).  The predicted impacts include changes in weather patterns, increases in … Continue reading →

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Purple Loosestrife Persists in Lake Wingra Wetlands

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Steve Glass

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) the introduced, invasive pest plant of wetlands and other habitats, and known for its showy rose-purple flowers, is having a very good year in the wetlands and near-shore areas of Lake Wingra. Purple loosestrife is a … Continue reading →

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Glenway Prairie Work Party This Saturday (8.18.12)

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Steve Glass

Sandy Stark, DMNA Path Committee Chair sends this reminder and call for volunteers: “Hello, vacationers and gardeners and volunteers.” “This coming Saturday, from 9:30-11:30, drop by to help dig out or clip burdock, hedge parsley, thistle, ragweed around our Glenway/Path … Continue reading →

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Should We Eat Garlic Mustard, or Not?

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Steve Glass

A recent article in the May 9 issue of Conservation Magazine online called “Recipe for Disaster? raises concerns about the long-term unintended consequences  of making certain invasive species part of our regular diet.  The article says that concerns include the possibility … Continue reading →

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City to Continue Weed Control on SW Bike Path

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Steve Glass

City Engineer Robert Phillips, P.E. announced yesterday that City (of Madison) Engineering will fund a second year of work to contain, and eventually eradicate,  Japanese knotweed from areas bordering the SW Bike Path.  (See earlier blog post on the status … Continue reading →

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