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Author Topic: Giant Hogweed  (Read 237 times)

Offline Horseshoe

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Giant Hogweed
« on: July 13, 2010, 08:30:17 PM »
I posted this a few years ago and if you google it you will find lots of information. For those shore fishing it can be of concern and have serious consequences...heres a link to the recent ottawa story
 
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/07/13/ottawa-giant-hogweed-arrives.html
 
If you shore fish at all in out of the way places please take a moment to read and learn to identify. safe fishing first
 
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Online Dave Bailey

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Re: Giant Hogweed
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2010, 10:28:29 PM »
Always knew this stuff was a problem, but when I started reading up on it and related species I found out something I didn't know - the related cow parsnip, which is native and common, can also cause trouble: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_Parsnip
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Offline Just Peachy

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Re: Giant Hogweed
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2010, 08:22:55 AM »
Thanks for the info Horseshoe, gonna keep my eyes open for sure!
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Offline Horseshoe

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Re: Giant Hogweed
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2010, 09:02:41 PM »
today on 680 news there was a blurp on this and they said many areas near us have had some found including york region oakville and a few other places ...so its here ..just be careful.
 
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Offline Just Peachy

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Re: Giant Hogweed
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2010, 06:14:32 AM »
There was a clip on the VR news last night about it... Much closer than I thought.
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