PARKS & RECREATION UPDATES

PARKS & RECREATION BOARD MEETING

Learn and ask questions about Parks and Recreation Bond projects at the Parks and Recreation Board meeting on Tuesday, May 9 at 6:30 p m The meeting will be held at the Department of Public Services, located at 851 South Eton. Topics on the agenda include:

Interview consultants qualified to update the city's five (5) year Parks and Recreation

Master Plan

Adams Park Update

Tennis Facility Lease Update

Attend in person at the Department of Public Services, located at 851 South Eton Street (park inside the gate and use the side entrance), or learn how to participate via Zoom at www.bhamgov.org/participate. Find more information about Parks & Recreation bond projects at www.bhamgov.org/parksbond.

INVASIVE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION: GARLIC MUSTARD

Garlic Mustard is an invasive plant that spreads quickly through woodlots, outcompeting understory plants including tree seedlings Tiny seeds can be transported or blown around by vehicles. Garlic mustard produces allelopathic compounds that can limit seed germination in other species. Garlic Mustard thrives in wooded areas and can tolerate deep shade, partly because it emerges and blooms before trees develop leaves in spring.

Characteristics:

An herbaceous, flowering plant that smells like garlic when crushed

Heart-shaped basal rosettes (leaves) appear in year one at ground level

In the second year, stems shoot up (1-4 feet) and develop flowers and seeds.

Leaves become more toothed and triangular in shape.

Clusters of tiny, white, 4-petaled flowers bloom in early spring.

Seed pods are green, long and narrow and look like stems – turning brown in fall.

Learn about control methods on the state's website and in this informational document.