At the start of the Weed Wrangle at Ouabache State Park Saturday morning, David Lefforge, pictured above at right, gave a lesson in what types of invasive weeds to look for near the park’s entrance. In addition to friends of Ouabache, the weed wranglers included young men from the Trial Life group from Decatur’s Troop 7121. The group composed of those aged 7 to 14, also were weekend campers at the park. Below, for larger brush a Forest Mulcher was operated by Roger Harder of the Ouabache Park staff. At bottom left, To destroy the roots of an invasive plant, first the plant must be cut off and then the remainder of the plant sprayed as David Lefforge and two volunteers were doing in this photo. (Photos by Barbara Barbieri)
