To edit your own version Go to File>Make a copy May 7, 2014 The city is reaching out to Edmontonians to help out with the city’s annual Garlic Mustard pull in the Mill creek area. The Garlic mustard weed is detrimental to that ecosystem and needs to be removed so that it does not ruin the biodiversity of the Mill creek area. There are two planned event pulls, which involve residents coming out for a couple of hours, and pulling out the weeds. Supplies such as garbage bags will be provided along with snacks for volunteers, but the pull should not require too much equipment as the weeds do not have and defense mechanisms such as thorns or skin irritants. Date: Saturday, May 24 th , Time: 9:30am - 11:30am Location: Meet at the corner of 91 st / 77Ave. Date: Saturday, June 7th Time: 9:30am - 11:30am Location: Meet at the corner of 91 st / 77Ave. There is a great importance to removing the weed from our environment as it has various negative affects over the long term such as harming orchids and plants that are native to that area of Edmonton. These plants although detrimental are fairly easy to get rid of within the first few years of their lives, so it is important to combat them and remove them from the ecosystem

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May 7, 2014 The city is reaching out to Edmontonians to help out with the city’s annual Garlic Mustard pull in the Mill creek area. The Garlic mustard weed is detrimental to that ecosystem and needs to be removed so that it does not ruin the biodiversity of the Mill creek area. There are two planned event pulls, which involve residents coming out for a couple of hours, and pulling out the weeds. Supplies such as garbage bags will be provided along with snacks for volunteers, but the pull should not require too much equipment as the weeds do not have and defense mechanisms such as thorns or skin irritants. Date: Saturday, May 24th, Time: 9:30am - 11:30am Location: Meet at the corner of 91st/ 77Ave. Date: Saturday, June 7thTime: 9:30am - 11:30am Location: Meet at the corner of 91st/ 77Ave.

There is a great importance to removing the weed from our environment as it has various negative affects over the long term such as harming orchids and plants that are native to that area of Edmonton. These plants although detrimental are fairly easy to get rid of within the first few years of their lives, so it is important to combat them and remove them from the ecosystem before there seeds are ingrained into the soil as they can last for up to 5 years.

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