2006 Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Weed-pull Event

The rain and wind couldn't keep the weed busters away from Kodiak's Second Annual Orange Hawkweed Pull on June 23, 2006. It was a true community-wide event sponsored jointly by the Woody Island Tribal Council, Kodiak Soil & Water Conservation District, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, and the Friends. Additional support came from the Department of Transportation, the City of Kodiak Parks & Recreation Department, and the Kodiak Summer Science and Salmon Camp. More than 30 participants pulled 32 bags of orange hawkweed. Local businesses donated pizza and ice cream for the hardworking weed pullers. The event was such a success that the Kodiak crew looks forward to an even bigger one in 2007.