Volunteers to combat invasive plants
June 18, 2010
907-474-7902
6/18/10
University of Alaska Fairbanks staffers will lead a troop of volunteers and take on a leafy invader: bird vetch.
The battle begins Wednesday June 23 at 1 p.m. at the ski hut on the West Ridge of the UAF campus. The goal of the Bird Vetch Weed Pull is to control the flowering weed that is choking the native vegetation along the ski trails.
The event is being held as part of Invasive Weed Awareness Week, which runs June 20 - 26.
MEDIA CONTACT: Marmian Grimes, UAF public information officer, at 907-474-7902 or via e-mail at marmian.grimes@alaska.edu.
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