This May, don’t miss out on a great opportunity to purge your spurge and rid your garden of myrtle spurge (or as some call it donkey tail spurge) and receive free Utah native plants in exchange!
Myrtle spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites) is a highly invasive garden plant that is rapidly spreading in our foothills and canyons. Recently listed as a noxious weed in Salt Lake County, this non-native species out-competes native vegetation by forming large dense infestations that decrease plant diversity and wildlife habitat.
Join the Bonneville CWMA and its’ partners at REI in Salt Lake City as we work to protect our canyons by preventing the spread of myrtle spurge in our foothills. On May 14, 2011 from 10 am to 3 pm, bring your bagged myrtle spurge to REI at 3285 East 3300 South, where volunteers will be on hand to take your plants and in exchange give you 5 Utah native plants.
The “Purge Your Spurge”is a grant sponsored program aimed at community awareness and education about the noxious weed, myrtle spurge. Myrtle spurge is an introduced ornamental that damages Utah’s landscapes by spreading rapidly; displacing native vegetation and reducing forage for wildlife, and is a public health threat because of its toxic sap.
For more information on the Myrtle Spurge Program, contact Salt Lake County Weed Program Staff at 801-468-2861 or on the web at www.weeds.slco.org.
Sponsored by: the Salt Lake County Weed Program, Salt Lake Conservation District, REI, Utah Native Plant Society, US Forest Service, Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, and the Bonneville CWMA.
