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Decorah Park-Rec Board to discuss black locust problem in Decorah Prairie

Posted: Wed, Sep 21, 2011 4:10 PM

What's the best way to keep black locust trees under control?

The Decorah Parks and Recreation Board will discuss that issue when it meets at 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Decorah City Hall.  The trees have gotten to be a bit of a problem in the Decorah Prairie.

That's not unsual.  Black locust commonly grow occurs in disturbed habitats like pastures, old fields--and prairies.  Because dense stands of black locust shade out most understory vegetation, such tree groves can be detrimental to native vegetation.  That's the concern of Decorah Park-Rec officials, so the issue will be discuss Thursday night.