Community rallies with Caledon Hills Bruce Trail Club to remove invasive species from the Cheltenham Badlands

Trail Talk: Snow, colourful fungi and the scourge of European buckthorn

A volunteer work crew spent a recent Saturday tackling an grove of the small invasive tree

Community rallies with Caledon Hills Bruce Trail Club to remove invasive species from the Cheltenham Badlands

Over two days, between the efforts of two teams, more than 77 volunteers and members Caledon Hills Bruce Trail Club (CHBTC) came together in the past week to help remove the invasive species Common Buckthorn from the Cheltenham Badlands.

Community rallies with Caledon Hills Bruce Trail Club to remove invasive species from the Cheltenham Badlands

Over two days, between the efforts of two teams, more than 77 volunteers and members Caledon Hills Bruce Trail Club (CHBTC) came together in the past week to help remove the invasive species Common Buckthorn from the Cheltenham Badlands.

Community rallies with Caledon Hills Bruce Trail Club to remove invasive species from Badlands

By Riley Murphy Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Over two days, between the efforts of two teams, more than 77 volunteers and members Caledon Hills Bruce Trail Club (CHBTC) came together in the past week to help remove the invasive species Common Buckthorn from the Cheltenham Badlands. CHBTC volunteer Richard Smythe organized the event in partnership with the Ontario Heritage Trust, which owns the Badlands property. CHBTC was able to put a d…