Invasive garlic mustard being removed by residents in Portage

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The harvest this year has already begun for one particularly annoying crop in west Michigan.

In fact, Portage is holding a contest to see who can collect the most.

Garlic mustard is an invasive species from overseas that has been out-competing local species for resources and ground space for decades according to Portage council member Katherine Olmstead, who has just learned how to collect it and bag it…

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