The ELGHS chapter of the National Honor Society organized a buckthorn removal event on Sunday. Several members spent the morning uprooting this invasive species from a section of the school forest. This technique of buckthorn control is both effective and chemical free, although a bit laborious. My AP Environmental Science class has also been out there working on this project. We're a long way from done. In parts of the forest, I'd estimate that buckthorn makes up 90% of the understory, so we'll be continuing our efforts for the foreseeable future.
