Earlier this spring, Natural Resources Commissioner Angela Churchill posted information regarding the negative effects of volcano mulching on the NRC’s Facebook page. The topic generated a huge amount of interest. In fact, the post was read by 265,000 people in the United States and many other countries, including as far as Ghana, Africa!  

In case you missed it, Commissioner Churchill’s post is below. Follow the Natural Resources Commission on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/STCILNaturalResourcesCommission  

It’s that time of year where homeowners are getting ready to tidy up their yards and apply mulch. Please, make sure you or your landscapers are not using too much mulch. Excessive mulch will kill your trees, bushes, and plants. Just say no to volcano mulching.  

https://extension.illinois.edu/news-releases/too-much-good-thing-mulch-volcanoes-slowly-kill-trees