Our Parks - Hazelnut Park
Efforts have been made over the last several years to invasive species from Hazelnut. We're grateful for the help of The Sea Cadets, who removed common buckthorn and garlic mustard in 2022.
(the buckthorn before) (Sea Cadets hard at work)
(open woodlands after)
2023 also brought the first small-scale restoration effort, with an area of turfgrass replaced with native plants. This includes returning hazelnuts to Hazelnut Park! Though most of the planting is complete, it will take a few years for the plants to fill in and the work to remove invasive species will be ongoing. You can read the original restoration proposal as well as the project update from early fall.
A larger-scale park restoration is anticipated in the coming years in partnership with Great River Greening.
Here is a list of invasive species that have been found in Hazelnut Park; the noxious weeds are in red.
Trees/Shrubs | Other | |
Amur maple | Asiatic dayflower | hoary alyssum |
black locust | burdock | lily of the valley |
common buckthorn | catnip | motherwort |
non-native honeysuckle | common mullein | orange daylily |
Siberian elm | creeping charlie | Siberian squill |
white mulberry | curly dock | smooth brome (grass) |
white poplar | dame's rocket | white campion |
winged burning bush | garlic mustard | yellow sweet clover |