John Kemp

Scouter and founder of the Giant Hogweed Mitigation Project

I grew up in the farming countryside and forests. I have always had an appreciation for nature, detail, and science. I discovered giant hogweed while preparing a scouting event that we named “In Search of Poison” - looking for poisonous plants. This was to help youth to identify and avoid them while exploring.
This became a near- obsession when I found that this monster was moving into my neighborhood.