Battling Buckthorn

On January 4, 2008 Chicago Public Radio aired a segment:
Hainesville Residents Fight Off Buckthorn

Residents of Lake County’s oldest village, Hainesville, have declared war. They’re doing battle with chain saws and herbicides – hoping to recreate the landscape that charmed settlers in the early 1800’s...

In the segment, Dave Coulter of Native Restoration Services in Round Lake IL, was interviewed on his experience with battling buckthorn and his 5 year contract with the Village of Hainesville to restore and maintain the habitat around the lake. Great work Dave! Click here to listen