After totaling out my shoulder this spring digging out large tracts of
#MultifloraRose, I realize we'll have to use an herbicide. It grows so fast, and so wildly, it overruns everything--and it HURTS. Dana Milbank has come to the same reluctant conclusion
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/30/herbicide-invasive-plants-national-parks-shenandoah/ #gardening #invasives #HudsonValley
How I learned to love toxic chemicals
Herbicides might be the difference between whether or not there will even be a forest in Shenandoah National Park in the future.
I heard a
#bluegraygnatcatcher and it came down to say hello. There are no wildflowers blooming yet, but a lot of
#bloomingbushes, including
#multiflorarose and
#viburnumlantana.
#birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #nature #photography
Andrew Kraft
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