Luther College announces lawn-spraying days

Luther College has announced it will spray the lawns with herbicides the evening of Friday, October 14th, with Saturday, October 15th, and Sunday, October 16th, set as back up days as needed.

In response to community requests, Luther manager of environmental services Ivan Hackman has established a no-spray "buffer zone" that will be observed around the pool lawn so that the play area for children is protected. Other no-spray "buffer zones" include the dike areas, edible landscape areas and the Sustainability House.

Spraying will take place after normal work hours and on weekends.  Wind speeds will be checked before the herbicide is sprayed. In no case will product be applied when the wind speed exceeds 10 miles per hour.

A representative of Luther's Facilities Services will be present during the herbicide application process.