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RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Consider recycling rubber mats from the ice arena
for use under bleachers at ball diamonds. Mats could be

place directly on ground or could be set with soil
cement. Use of the mats was suggested by the park foreman.

2. Sections of astroturf could be placed temporarily
under bleachers and picnic tables to prevent weed

growth.

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3. Soil cement, interlock paving blocks, concrete or
asphalt pads could be poured to permanently exclude

weeds.

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DYKES: “thistle growth (particularly Canada thistle, Cirsium
arvense,) has been considered a problem on dykes due to
complaints from adjacent landowners. Thisties tend to

- grow in areas in response to soil disturbance. Thus,
recent reconstruction of the dykes no doubt contri buted

. to thistle growth. In the past, thistles have been
treated with an herbicide. ‘This approach apparently has
not been sufficient to permanently control these weeds.

RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Monitor all sections of dyke and write down location
of significant thistle growth.

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