The sweet scent of Eau De Himalayan Balsam
6 GoodGymers made their way to help the Sustrans York East Volunteers in York.
- Thursday, 20th of July 2023
- Led by York runner
GoodGym teamed up with Sustrans volunteers for some Thursday therapy - also known as balsam bashing. For those who don't know, Himalayan Balsam is an invasive species destroying our river beds and disrupting our habitats. It is a seemingly never ending task but one that is mightily therapeutic.
In one short hour we managed to bash the balsam overtaking the riverside path, clearing the way for the many cyclists, runners and walkers using the path. In some areas the Balsam had reached great heights but this didn't scare us away and soon we got to work creating a huge pile of bashed Balsam.
Keep on the look out for more upcoming Balsam Bashing missions to get involved with...
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