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•Buckthorn is an invasive and difficult plant to manage. The City and its <br />residents (particularly one resident called “Buckthorn Dave”) have put a lot of <br />time and energy into buckthorn removal. You can see the positive effects of <br />these efforts at Hansen Park, but buckthorn still persists throughout the City. <br />•The most effective way of removing buckthorn is to pull the plant from the <br />ground thus removing stump and roots preventing the re-sprouting of new <br />buckthorn. <br />•Two times during the summer and fall volunteer groups went out to Hidden <br />Oaks Park and removed buckthorn from the woods. These groups averaged <br />in size of approximately 10 people. <br />•At Driftwood Park a boy scout project included removing two truckloads of <br />buckthorn and wood debris from the park. <br />•The City of New Brighton held a free workshop that provided information to <br />help residents learn techniques to properly remove buckthorn and improve <br />the health of area woods. There were approximately 14 attendees. <br />Buckthorn