Buckthorn cutting near Bloomington’s only trout stream

Name: Buckthorn cutting near Bloomington’s only trout stream
Start: 2025-11-22T12:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-22T15:00:00-06:00
Location: Bloomington’s Forest Glen Park, near East 86th St & E Old Shakopee Rd.

Bloomington Neighbors Nurturing Nature - BNNN

Highlights

Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 12:00 pm

3 hours

Bloomington’s Forest Glen Park, near East 86th St & E Old Shakopee Rd.

Date & Location

Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 12:00 pm to 03:00 pm (CST)

Bloomington’s Forest Glen Park, near East 86th St & E Old Shakopee Rd.

2501 E 86th St, Minneapolis, MN 55425, United States, Bloomington

About the event

Buckthorn cutting near Bloomington’s only trout stream

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Date/Times:
Noon-3PM, Saturday 22nd November &/or
Noon-3PM, Saturday 06 December

Meet & Park Cars at: Bass Ponds Trailhead Parking lot at top of the hill.
Take E 86th St east of Fire Stn #3 & north of SkyWater Technology semi-conductor plant.

Tools (Hand saws and brush loppers) as well as a snack at 1:30PM breaktime provided. Feel free to bring your own favorite buckthorn cutting tool. Recommend bringing heavy gloves and drinking water.

The non-profit, Bloomington Neighbors Nurturing Nature (BNNN) & City of Bloomington have partnered. We'll be cutting and then stacking the buckthorn brush along Bloomington's only trout stream just a few blocks from Mall of America.

Questions, contact: Tom Fahey, Email: Cell: 651-503-8903

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