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

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.