COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
It’s not too late, Councillor Gower wants to hear your ideas on walking and cycling missing links – are there pathways and routes that don’t connect? The Councillor provides a weekly update on…
Tag: wild parsnip
2021 Wild Parsnip program to begin May 25th: list of parks/areas affected
Wild parsnip is an invasive plant that is increasingly common within the City of Ottawa in areas of uncultivated land, roadside ditches, nature trails, as well as on and surrounding rural and residential properties.
Plants from the dark side – Wild Parsnip
(Judith Cox, a Master Gardener, is the President of the Stittsville-Goulbourn Horticultural Society. Judith shares the characteristics and effects of Wild Parsnip as well as providing tips on ridding your…
Poisonous plants to be avoided
(A giant Hogweed plant) Some information in this article was provided by the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Poisonous plants can be more troublesome than the beauty they hide behind. Most…
NOTEBOOK: Wild parsnip, mosquitos, and a cross-Canada bike trip
DOG WALKERS BEWARE Jonathan Seguin sent along some photos and warning about wild parsnip along the trails south of Abbott Street and east of Shea. Colloquially known as the “Abbott…
CBC: Stittsville farmers lose crops, cry foul over wild parsnip purge
(FILE PHOTO: Wild parsnip growing along the ditch on Huntley Road south of Stittsville. Photo by Barry Gray.) From CBC Ottawa: Organic farmers near the Ottawa community of Stittsville say…
NOTEBOOK: Wild parsnip, Coyote near the Trans Canada Trail
COUNCILLORS GET UPDATE ON WILD PARSNIP STRATEGY The City’s Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee (ARAC) meets on Thursday morning and one of the items on the agenda is a look at…
Comments of the week: Parsnip, Poole Creek, dog poop and more
Every week we get lots of comments from our readers on our web site, via email, and social media. Here’s a sample of what we heard this week. Add your thoughts…
PARSNIP GONE WILD: Poisonous plant ‘more than we can handle’ says councillor
On Twitter today, Barrhaven councillor Jan Harder called this year’s infestation of wild parsnip in Ottawa’s suburbs “more than we can handle” and “far worse than anticipated”.
Section of Rideau Trail south of Kanata closed due to wild parsnip
Part of the Rideau Trail has been closed south of Kanata due to wild parsnip. From the Rideau Trail Association web site: Regrettably we will be closing a portion of…
Herbicide to be used to combat wild parsnip south of Stittsville
(Adapted from an article originally published on the City of Ottawa web site.) For a plant with such an innocuous name, the wild parsnip is a troublemaker. Like any invasive…