Buckthorn Busters clean up Independence Grove Forest near Libertyville
Lake County Forest Preserve District environmental educator Jan Ward readies the saws for volunteers during the Buckthorn Busters program at Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville. For Earth Week, volunteers gathered along the Des Plaines River to cut down buckthorn and other invasive species.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
For Earth Week, the Lake County Forest Preserve District held a Buckthorn Busters program at Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville. WaukeganÂ’s Abbott Middle School eighth grade student Franciso Mendoza works at sawing down Japanese honeysuckle.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
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