Received from the Williams Lake Conservation Company this am (Jul 15):
Come and help the WLCC and Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) remove invasive plant species along Lawson’s Brook in the Shaw Wilderness Park from 9:30 AM-1:00 PM on August 1 (rain date August 2). See poster x for details.
Participants are asked to pre-register with the NCC by contacting Mackenzie.Foster@NatureConservancy.ca.
Hope to see you there!
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Also view on this website:
– Natural History/Flora and Fauna/Exotic & Invasive Plants
– Natural History/Flora and Fauna/Exotic & Invasive Plants/Exotic & Invasive plant species on Lawsons Brook
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Current records on iNaturalist of Poison Ivy by Lawson’s Brook. View example post.
In addition to the unwelcome invasive species, Eastern Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) – a native species – also occurs along the brook.
While it is most concentrated near Williams Lake (notably on or close to the dam), there are patches of it further down the Brook.
Fortunately, steps taken to avoid contact with Poison Ivy will also help to avoid ticks.