Garlic Mustard Pull

1403 E Elm Ave,Monroe MI 48162

13 May, 2021

Description

Help us remove this invasive plant species and enjoy working outdoors. It’s easy to pull and active fun for the whole family. Garlic mustard is rapidly becoming one of Michigan’s worst woodland weeds. Its thrifty, biennial habit allows the plant to optimize growth before native vegetation greens up while sewing thousands of seeds with each mother plant. A native to Europe, it was originally introduced in North America by settlers for its “proclaimed” medicinal properties and use in cooking. (Just break a root or leaf and take a whiff.) Unfortunately, because of its invasive habit, garlic mustard is rapidly dominating the forest floor, changing woodland habitat for plants and animals alike. Given the chance, it will also invade the home landscape and even take over patches of existing groundcover. Help us remove this invasive plant species and enjoy working outdoors. It’s easy to pull and active fun for the whole family. This event is offered in partnership with the Western Lake Erie Conservation Collaborative Community of the Stewardship Network and River Raisin National Battlefield Park.