November 30, 2012010
Women at Work
Suzanna Black (wearing black) and Betsy Meyer waged a successful campaign to remove glossy and common buckthorns (Frangula alnus and Rhamnus cathartica) from the woods near the Woodland Restoration Demonstration Project. These invasive trees are spread by birds that eat the tempting but low-in-nutrition berries. The plants grow so densely that they crowd out native understory woody plants and wildflowers.
The women used Weed Wrenches(the orange devices), pruning saws, and muscle power to remove the trees, including the roots.