Representatives of Greening UToledo Through Service Learning (GUTS) and the Jesup Scott Honors College, among other organizations, came together Friday, Oct. 31, in a shared effort to remove tree of heaven, a host plant for the invasive spotted lanternflies that were readily identifiable on campus this summer.
GUTS is facilitating removal efforts this fall as a service-learning opportunity.
Volunteers used the “slash and squirt” method to apply herbicide on Friday, prompting a Halloween-inspired nickname for the work: “Nightmare of Dorr Street.”
Stephen Uhlir, a junior in environmental science, cuts brush from the northern bank of the Ottawa River, behind the Center for Performing Arts.
