CASCADES PARK

The City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation, in cooperation with Eco Logic LLC and the Southern Indiana Cooperative Weed Management Area, has embarked on a project to remove invasive plants from Lower Cascades Park. Bush honeysuckle is outcompeting native vegetation. A control project in November 2008 is intended to help native plants and animals re-establish themselves in the Park. Graduate students from the Indiana University Department of Biology gathered data before and after the removal project to study the effects of the bush honeysuckle infestation on native plant populations.

For more information about efforts to control invasive plant species in Bloomington City parks, contact Steve Cotter, Natural Resources Manager, at (812) 349-3736.

MC-IRIS Cascades Asian Bush Honeysuckle Report (June 2010)

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BEFORE:
Lower Cascades Park prior to the bush honeysuckle removal in November 2008.

AFTER:
The same area in January 2009. Note the location of the orange stake in the middle of the photo.