Trimming Buckthorn at the Sanctuary

Join our conservation team of volunteers to trim Buckthorn inside the Sanctuary! Wear warm gloves, eye protection, and long sleeves and pants. Bring drinking water and a lopper and/or pruner if you can.

Meet at the west gate; a parking pass is available for the small lot across the parkway.

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Details about the method, which FRBS volunteers have used for years, are described in this helpful guide from the Friends of the Mississippi River: https://fmr.org/updates/conservation/how-and-when-use-critical-period-cutting-method-remove-invasive-buckthorn

Photo by FMR

You may also like the following events from Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary:

• This Friday, 12th December, 01:00 pm, Minneapolis Audubon Society December Meeting in Minneapolis
• This Sunday, 14th December, 08:00 am, 2025 Winter Bird Count in the Sanctuary and nearby in Minneapolis
• Happening on, 14th February, 05:00 pm, Hey love birds, love birds? in Minneapolis