Garlic Mustard Pull Event

Garlic Mustard, a noxious wintergreen invader, produces chemicals that can weaken the ability of native plants to grow, thus making room for their seeds to take root. Garlic Mustard has a short life cycle; each plant makes thousands of seeds, and the population can spread rapidly. Aggressive invaders overrun the Trillium Trail and Salamander Park.

There is hope, so we must act now to remove the Garlic Mustard before it disperses its seeds this summer. Please join the Fox Chapel Park Commission members on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 10 a.m., as they host the Garlic Mustard Pull event. Volunteers are asked to meet in the McCahill Park parking lot. They will be dispersed to various parks based on observations of current invasive species. 

Trash bags will be provided. Garden gloves are recommended but not required. The plants are easily pulled by grasping them at the base, but you can bring a small trowel to loosen the surrounding earth and easily remove the plants.