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Parks board approves smaller Millers Bay restoration area after volunteers report invasive takeover
Summary
Urban Ecology Oshkosh asked the Advisory Parks Board to allow volunteers to continue managing the Millers Bay shoreline plantings. The board approved continuing the program with a reduced footprint and a one‑year period to salvage desirable native plants and address invasive species.
Urban Ecology Oshkosh volunteers presented a history and remediation plan for the Millers Bay shoreline plantings on June 9, telling the Parks Board that aggressive and invasive species have overtaken much of the original native plantings and that a targeted rescue and partial site reduction would be the most sustainable path forward.
Shannon Davis Slost, speaking for Urban Ecology Oshkosh, said volunteers found several intact native patches and numerous aggressive species and young trees that require immediate control. She described a proposed timeline:…
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