Fort St. John to tackle weeds and invasive plants with herbicides
The City of Fort St. John announced that herbicide treatments will be used to control weeds and invasive plants over the next week.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – The City of Fort St. John announced that herbicide treatments will be used to control weeds and invasive plants over the next week.
In a June 11th Facebook post, the city listed the locations where the herbicides will be used.
The list includes City Hall, Fire Hall, the Northern Lights Drive multi-use trail, and all baseball diamonds around the city.
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Centennial, Cadet, Kin, Surerus, and Old Dog Parks will also receive herbicide treatments in the next several days.
The treatments will be applied by a city contractor in accordance with the city’s Integrated Pest Management Program and are one of several ways the city controls invasive plants and weeds on municipal property.
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