- You simply meet together and are helped with a job that is too tough to do alone, says Linda Backlund, nature conservation officer at the County Administrative Board in Västerbotten County.
In other words, the method is simple, but requires its support.
There are also rules that you need to adhere to when picking invasive plant species.
The remains must not be thrown away in nature or in compost.
Then there is a great risk that they will spread.
Testing the method in Umeå municipality
The County Administrative Board will test the method in Holmsund / Obbola 2-3 August and will then be on site with a container to throw the plant material in. Read more about it on the authority's website.
- For it to work, it is required that people come.
That's a bit of the thing with invasive species control.
It is not a job for one person, but it affects us all.
At the same time, the authority is dependent on help in discovering where the invasive species are spreading.
The public is asked to report finds of plants or animals on the Species Portal.
See more about the Talko method and the giant balsam plant in the clip.