Wolf Oak Woods – Garlic Mustard Pull

Come on back to Wolf Oak and join Pete, your Fearless Weeder, for a wonderful Wolf Oak reunion! Rather than a typical brushing workday we’ll be hand pulling garlic mustard that is popping up amongst the spring ephemerals that are blooming. Garlic mustard is an aggressive biennial plant which means it completes its life cycle in 2 years and only sets seed during the second year. It likes to take advantage of the early growing season just like our spring ephemeral natives and which tend to get shaded out by their dense patches that can dominate an understory in a very short amount of time. It’s important to stay on top of GM management and we can use all the hands we can get! Let’s meet in the parking lot and Pete will direct you to your quarry.

Directions: From the intersection of Rt. 14 and Dean St in Woodstock: head north on Dean St toward US-14 E for 1.1 miles. Turn right onto E South St/U.S. 14 Business Rt. for 0.1 miles and take a left onto S Madison St. Continue for 0.4 miles and turn right onto IL-120 E/McHenry Ave. Continue for 4 miles and take a right to stay on Rt. 120 E. Continue for 1 mile. Parking area for Wolf Oak Woods will be on your left.

Nearest address: 9016 IL Rt 120 Woodstock, IL

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