Maple Grove Rotarians definitely get their hands dirty with projects such as planting 90 pollinator plants at the Woodland Mounds Senior Center, an affordable senior living apartment, and planting 60 trees at Maple Grove Central Park. The club contributed $5000 as did the MG Lions and an arborist was on hand to assist in the planting in cooperation with Maple Grove Park and Recreation.
This club also started a Buckthorn Eradication Group. The Lions and Rotary club bought $1200 worth of loppers, battery powered chains saw, battery powered pruner and two weed wrenches, and wrote an article that appeared in the city’s Quarterly Newsletter. They have had 3 Buckthorn removal “parties” and are working on getting sign put in at the Arboretum. Contact Tom Anderson (Thomas.anderson@libertymutual.com) for more information.