The Buckthorn Menace Project, a joint effort between Carleton College, St. Olaf College and the Northfield community, was featured on KSTP-5 Eyewitness News on its 6 p.m. newscast. The project, a large-scale sculptural installation designed to raise public awareness about the environmental damage caused by invasive plant species in Minnesota’s natural landscapes and wilderness areas, is underway in the Carleton Arboretum.

Carleton College joins St. Olaf College and the Northfield community in a unique collaborative effort merging volunteerism, education, and creative expression. The Buckthorn Menace, a large-scale sculptural installation designed to raise public awareness about the environmental damage caused by invasive plant species in Minnesota’s natural landscapes and wilderness areas, will launch Thursday, September 20 with presentations by artist Jim Proctor and Carleton geology professor Mary Savina at 5 p.m. in Boliou Hall, room 104. The presentations are free and the public is invited to attend.

The Spring 2007 Field Drawing class utilized the arboretum as inspiration for subject matter. A few selections can be seen at the Spring 2007 Field Drawing Class photo gallery.

Mark McKone, Director of the Arboretum, was interviewed in the Fall 2006 Voice. Read the interview