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I was riding on a stretch of the Salt Creek Trail, when I saw a couple people pulling up plants.<\/p>\n

I asked them what they were doing. They were pulling up garlic mustard<\/a>. I talked to them a bit. One of the guys said that the plant was brought over from Europe a while back, and then sort of went all crazy and stuff (my words, not his).<\/p>\n

They mentioned they were volunteering under the auspices of the Cook County Forest Preserve, and also mentioned a website Restoringnature.org<\/a> — it’s part of the Des Plaines River Valley Restoration Project.<\/p>\n

You can volunteer to help at the website. As I continued to ride, I saw TONS and TONS of garlic mustard plants.<\/p>\n

It made me think of kudzu, and other species introduced by people into natural environments, often resulting in unexpected consequences.<\/p>\n

I don’t know, it seems that nature does what nature does, and when people are dumb enough to introduce something into an ecosphere, maybe they’re doing the same thing as a bird dropping seeds into an unfamiliar forest. Nature is all about species waxing and waning, landscapes changing, etc.<\/p>\n

Part of the mission of this organization is to keep biodiversity, but also to restore wildflowers that have lived in the area. Is it worthwhile? Is it a losing battle? A compelling case for volunteering is made here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, should I volunteer? Should you?<\/p>\n

Hey, I like garlic and I like mustard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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