While there has not been a visual count in a while, a trail camera near the riverside dam, used to observe people’s activities and count passers-by, tallies 600 hits a day.
KVRR Local News
April 13, 2021
The adversary doesn’t come armed with teeth, claws or armor.
Nor can it run you down. Heck, it isn’t even particularly well-camouflaged.
So why, may you ask, is
it going to be so hard to conquer?
Answer: they’re wild cucumbers, and they’re spreading like crazy.
Wild cucumber vines are taking over the Grand Forks Greenway, smothering young saplings at an astonishing rate.
The “cucumbrances” can weigh down an entire five-foot sapling with just their heavy, fast-spreading mats of vines, leaving the trees at risk if they’re not removed.
That’s according to city Greenway Specialist Kim Greendahl, who’s tracking the progress of the invasive plant.