Trimming Buckthorn at the Sanctuary
Schedule
Tue Dec 16 2025 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Roberts Bird Sanctuary | Minneapolis, MN
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Join our conservation team of volunteers to trim Buckthorn outside the Sanctuary! Wear warm gloves, eye protection, and long sleeves and pants. Bring drinking water and a lopper and/or pruner if you can.Meet at the gate to the pumphouse along Lake Harriet Parkway, just west of the intersection with Roseway Road. Parking is available along the parkway.
Send questions to [email protected]
Details about the method, which FRBS volunteers have used for years, are described in this helpful guide from the Friends of the Mississippi River: https://fmr.org/updates/conservation/how-and-when-use-critical-period-cutting-method-remove-invasive-buckthorn
Photo by FMR
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Where is it happening?
Roberts Bird Sanctuary, Bread & Pickle, Roseway Rd, Minneapolis, MN 55409, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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