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    Fall Seeding
    Jen Haynes
    • Nov 3, 2020
    • 2 min

    Fall Seeding

    November is a great time to do some seeding. Fortunately, most of the snow we had the other week has melted so there is still time for so...
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    St. John's Wort
    Jen Haynes
    • Oct 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    St. John's Wort

    St. John’s wort (hypericum perforatum) is native to Europe, western Asia and northern Africa. It was brought to North America for its med...
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    Zebra and Quagga Mussels
    Jen Haynes
    • Sep 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    Zebra and Quagga Mussels

    For the past few years, the Boundary Invasive Species Society has been taking water samples from Jewel Lake and Idabel Lake to check for ...
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    Yellow Archangel
    Jen Haynes
    • Sep 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    Yellow Archangel

    Yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolon) is native to the shaded woods of Europe and Western Asia. It was introduced in Canada as a garden o...
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    Protect Our Waters
    Jen Haynes
    • Sep 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Protect Our Waters

    The sun sparkling off the water, a warm breeze, cool water, the sound of birds and the smell of fall. We have so many stunning lakes, riv...
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    How well do you know your knapweeds?
    Jen Haynes
    • Sep 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    How well do you know your knapweeds?

    Knapweed is native to Europe. It is believed that knapweed came as a contaminant in alfalfa seed. Diffuse knapweed was first observed in ...
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    The Mystery of the Rush Skeletonweed
    Jen Haynes
    • Aug 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Mystery of the Rush Skeletonweed

    Today we have for you The Mystery of the Rush Skeletonweed. Part of the job of invasive plant management is figuring out how invasive pla...
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    Grow Me Instead!
    Jen Haynes
    • Aug 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Grow Me Instead!

    There are still lots of great plants for sale at this time of year. When you go to the nursery or the greenhouse to buy your plants a bit...
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    Answers to your herbicide questions.
    Jen Haynes
    • Aug 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    Answers to your herbicide questions.

    There is a lot of controversy surrounding use of pesticides these days. Herbicides are a group of pesticides used to control plants. Sele...
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    Manual Methods to Control Invasive Plants
    Jen Haynes
    • Aug 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    Manual Methods to Control Invasive Plants

    Invasive plant control can be a lot of work, but it is so worth it! It is super satisfying to spend an hour pulling invasive plants and l...
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    Biological Agents control Invasive Plants
    Jen Haynes
    • Jul 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    Biological Agents control Invasive Plants

    You have invasive plants on your property and now you must decide what to do about it. There are so many options! What type of plant and ...
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    Seven Steps to Invasive Plant Management
    Jen Haynes
    • Jul 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Seven Steps to Invasive Plant Management

    Last week we talked about what an invasive plant is. This week we will talk about how to start the process of dealing with your invasive ...
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    What is an invasive plant?
    Jen Haynes
    • Jul 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    What is an invasive plant?

    The Boundary is a beautiful place full of diverse landscapes. Whether you own property or are renting, we all have a responsibility to mi...
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    Toxic new invader in the Boundary!
    Jen Haynes
    • Jul 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Toxic new invader in the Boundary!

    A new species in our area is black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), which is native to the Mediterranean. It is a member of the nightshade fam...
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    Sulphur cinquefoil
    Jen Haynes
    • Jul 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Sulphur cinquefoil

    There are over 20 different species of cinquefoils (potentilla's) found in B.C. three of which are invasive. Today we are going to talk ...
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    Prevent Protect Restore
    Jen Haynes
    • Jun 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Prevent Protect Restore

    According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary one of the definitions of invasive is “tending to spread especially in a quick or aggressive ...
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    Don't Move Firewood
    Jen Haynes
    • Jun 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Don't Move Firewood

    Your tent is all set up at the campsite, the sun is starting to set and the air is getting cooler. It’s time to get the campfire started!...
    16 views0 comments
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