{"id":57429,"date":"2020-10-19T16:14:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T20:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=57429"},"modified":"2020-10-19T16:40:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T20:40:43","slug":"culinary-student-found-a-temporary-home-thanks-to-nmc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=57429","title":{"rendered":"Boy Scout Troop uproots invasive plants on campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-51658\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hawk-Owl-Profile-green-logo-only-72.png\" alt=\"Hawk Owl Helper logo\" width=\"76\" height=\"72\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-57431\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/boy-scout-troop-and-nick-roster-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"234\" \/> Thank you to Boy Scout Troop 34, led by Scoutmaster and NMC biology instructor Nick Roster (left), which tackled an invasive patch of\u00a0 phragmites near the Cherry parking lot on main campus earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s part of what Roster, whose two sons are in the troop, expects to be a three-year conservation and service project eradicating invasive species on college property.<\/p>\n<p style=\"clear: both; margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-57430\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/boy-scout-troop-member-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/boy-scout-troop-member-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/boy-scout-troop-member.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Invasive phragmites &#8220;creates tall, dense stands which degrade wetlands and coastal areas by crowding out native plants and animals, blocking shoreline views, reducing access for swimming, fishing, and hunting and can create fire hazards from dry plant material,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/egle\/0,9429,7-135-3313_3687-178183--,00.html\">according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Who&#8217;s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? 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