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Volunteers are gathering at Neenah High School’s 225-acre campus to restore approximately 100 acres by removing invasive buckthorn and planting native species. Science teacher Nathaniel Blood explains that buckthorn, a European import, creates monocultures that choke out native plants. The project aims to demonstrate to students the positive impact they can have on the environment by clearing invasive species and observing the ecosystem’s recovery. The effort will transform land overrun by buckthorn into a thriving area for native plants, showcasing the students’ role in environmental improvement.
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During the event Saturday, volunteers will be removing invasive plants, and then planting native ones in their place.
Neenah High School Restoration Project (WLUK video)
At the home of the Rockets, the Neenah High School Campus covers 225 acres. with about a hundred acres ready restore.
“We’ve got a lot of land here, and a lot of it is overrun by invasive buckthorn and so we’re having the volunteers cut and clear out some of this buckthorn,” said Nathaniel Blood, Neenah High School Science Teacher.
Neenah High School science teacher Nathaniel Blood says buckthorn can be difficult to remove.
“It’s pretty nasty. It’s originally from Europe, and it outcompetes a lot of the small trees here. You’ll find it makes just a complete monoculture, and it really chokes out a lot of the native plants,” he said.
“What we’re hoping to do is show students that they can have a really positive affect on the environment. They can take land that is covered in invasives, and we can clear it out, and we can start to see what comes back and how that improves the ecosystem here,” said Blood.
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