Garden Loosestrife (GL) control contractor, NW Aquatic Ecosystems, along with UW Botanic Garden IPM staff, will complete initial 2010 treatment on Wednesday, August 18th. The Waterfront Trail between Foster Island and MOHAI will be closed early am to public temporarily for contractor access to GL growing near the trail. Signs will be posted on barricades at both trailhead entrances and also staffed during spray period to avoid public breaching the barricades. Trail will be reopened once material has dried on foliage. The remainder applications will be accomplished via boat in and around Marsh and other islands and inlets throughout UW Botanic Gardens managed Union Bay shorelines.
Scheduled pm Kayak tours will not be disrupted. Applications within tour boundaries will be completed in am.
There will be a follow-up treatment later in September. Notice will go out as soon as date is set.
For further information, call 206-543-8800
Tags: Horticulture, Invasive plant management, Spray notification, Union Bay Natural Area