Ridding Cobmoosa Shores of Invading Japanese Barberry
Anyone interested in helping rid our association of the invasive Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii), is asked meet at the Morrison cottage (9002 Huron Trail) on Wednesday, July 25th at 8:30 am. All are welcome to help, but please wear work gloves (the plant is spiny) and bring a large, sturdy plastic bag so we can bag the remains to dry it out before composting. A couple of us will carry shovels to go after a few of the larger “bad boy” plants.
This is the beginning of what will be a struggle to get these invasive shrubs out of Cobmoosa Shores before they take over the area. For more information about Japanese barberry (and other plants problematic in Michigan), please consult the Michigan State University Extension Field Identification Guide to Invasive Plants.
We need everyone’s assistance! Remove these plants on your property first, then join in this and the following “planned pulls” when you can!
This effort is being coordinated by Jan Morrison, Trustee, and Barb Rafaill. In the photos included the bottom two are credited to the Wisconsin DNR
This is the beginning of what will be a struggle to get these invasive shrubs out of Cobmoosa Shores before they take over the area. For more information about Japanese barberry (and other plants problematic in Michigan), please consult the Michigan State University Extension Field Identification Guide to Invasive Plants.
We need everyone’s assistance! Remove these plants on your property first, then join in this and the following “planned pulls” when you can!
This effort is being coordinated by Jan Morrison, Trustee, and Barb Rafaill. In the photos included the bottom two are credited to the Wisconsin DNR
