A test plot near the Georgian Bluffs municipal office in Springmount is where Grey County will take a stand against an invasive and noxious weed.
Grey County council was told on Tuesday that the county is seeking a strategy to control wild chervil, also known as cow parsley.
It’s not native to the area, but it’s a threat to agricultural lands because it grows so rapidly and chokes out grass and other native species.
The site near the municipal office has been chosen because there is a patch of the weed there that is on private, township and county property.
Various chemicals will be employed on the weed to see which offers the best results.
The county’s efforts are being spearheaded by the Transportation and Public Safety Committee.
Coincidentally, the new chair of the committee, Councillor Alan Barfoot, is the mayor of Georgian Bluffs.
He says cutting the weed has only caused it to spread, so it’s necessary to find more thorough means of eradication efforts.
Public works offices in Grey have been invited to join with the county in a combined effort to get a handle on the weed.
Barfoot says it’ll probably take three or four years to fully rid the county of the weed.
The county also intends to seek provincial support when its delegates attend the Ontario Good Roads Association conference next month in Toronto.