Garlic Mustard Pull – May 1, 2022

Garlic mustard and buckthorn warriors. Photo Bryn Scriver.

The annual garlic mustard removal at Frautschi Point has clearly reduced the abundance of garlic mustard in the area. This and the odd spring weather made the garlic mustard hunt a challenge. Some of the plants had barely emerged above the leaf litter. A careful search resulted in only a small garbage bag full of plants. Meanwhile half of the group instead cut buckthorn out of the tree line between Lake Mendota Drive and the Preserve, just north of the gardens. Participant were Will Vuyk, Matt Chotlos, Roma Lenahan, Doris Dubielzig, Glenda Denniston, Marcia Schmidt, Karen Nakasone, John Marszal, Bryn's son Rilo Scriver-Nondorf, Kelly Kearns. Report Kelly Kearns, Photos Bryn Scriver, Lakeshore Preserve Volunteer coordinator..