Pulpit Rock Road IRVM Area and Carlson Park Trail Development Project (Northwest Zone) Spraying

Posted: June 2, 2026 in City News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Decorah Parks and Recreation

Press Contact: Marc Holtey, Parks and Recreation Director, 563-382-4158

Pulpit Rock Road IRVM Area and Carlson Park Trail Development Project (Northwest Zone) Spraying

Decorah, IA (June 1, 2026)

 

In March 2025, the City of Decorah (Parks and Recreation and Public Works) was officially accepted into the Iowa DOT Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Program.  Decorah is one of few cities in the state of Iowa to participate in this program.

 

The first area designated for this program is a small area (1 acre) of land along Pulpit Rock Road.

 

On the morning of Thursday, June 4, this area will be sprayed with aquatic-labeled glyphosate for weeds and invasive plants.  In the following weeks, the seedbed will be conditioned and seeded with a native plant seed mix.

 

The adjacent trail will be closed until the re-entry period of 24 hours, and signage will remain up for 96 hours with additional information regarding the application.

 

On the morning of Thursday, June 4, a 3-acre area of Carlson Park will be sprayed with glyphosate for weeds and invasive plants.  This area is in the Northwest Zone of the Carlson Park Trail Development project.  In the following weeks, the seedbed will be conditioned and seeded.  Prairie mixes will be used in this zone to establish an oak-savanna ecosystem.

 

The area will be closed until the re-entry period of 24 hours, and signage will remain up for 96 hours with additional information regarding the application.

 

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