Buckthorn cutting near Bloomington’s only trout stream

Name: Buckthorn cutting near Bloomington’s only trout stream
Start: 2025-11-22T12:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-22T15:00:00-06:00
Location: Bloomington’s Forest Glen Park, near East 86th St & E Old Shakopee Rd.

Schedule

Sat Nov 22 2025 at 12:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Bloomington’s Forest Glen Park, near East 86th St & E Old Shakopee Rd. | Bloomington, MN

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Date/Times:
Noon-3PM, Saturday 22nd November &/or
Noon-3PM, Saturday 06 December
Meet & Park Cars at: Bass Ponds Trailhead Parking lot at top of the hill.
Take E 86th St east of Fire Stn #3 & north of SkyWater Technology semi-conductor plant.
Tools (Hand saws and brush loppers) as well as a snack at 1:30PM breaktime provided. Feel free to bring your own favorite buckthorn cutting tool. Recommend bringing heavy gloves and drinking water.
The non-profit, Bloomington Neighbors Nurturing Nature (BNNN) & City of Bloomington have partnered. We'll be cutting and then stacking the buckthorn brush along Bloomington's only trout stream just a few blocks from Mall of America.
Questions, contact: Tom Fahey, Email: [email protected] Cell: 651-503-8903