Crouching on the ground, surrounded by various plants, a crew of six from Haines, Skagway and Juneau worked to pull the invasive non-native plant known as white sweetclover, or Melilotus albus. Each member used their gloved hands along with garden shovels or even screwdrivers in some cases.
The team is currently pulling sweetclover by the airport, a location they started removing plants from in 2024. Locations have to be revisited annually or biannually to ensure…