The honeysuckle, barberry and multiflora rose in the Henry A. Smith Woods in Trumansburg, N.Y., were quaking in their boots September 6.
The reason? New Plant Sciences majors enrolled in Collaboration, Leadership, and Career Skills in the Plant Sciences (PLSCI 1110) spent the afternoon roguing out these invasive species from this treasured remnant of old growth forest.
Students in PLSCI 1110 at the entrance to Smith Woods
Every fall, instructors Marvin Pritts and Leah Cook involve the students in a service learning project as a way to give back to the local community. Previous projects included making improvements to the Habitat Trail outside of Trumansburg, planting mums at the Ithaca Children’s Garden, and designing and installing a campus garden.
Source: Cornell University