Boy Scouts help plant trees at Sucker Creek Preserve Members of Boy Scouts Troop 674 were kept busy this past Saturday, planting more than 90 baby trees at Detroit Lakes' Sucker Creek Preserve. The tree planting marked the start of the final phase of a three-year Minnesota Department of Natural Resources grant project at the park to eradicate the invasive species known as buckthorn. Written By: Vicki Gerdes | × Members of Boy Scouts Troop 674 helped Sucker Creek Preserve founder Sally Hausken (far right) and Detroit Lakes Parks & Arena Supervisor Tom Gulon (far left) with planting more than 90 trees at the preserve on Saturday morning, May 1. The tree planting was part of a three-year grant project to eradicate the invasive species buckthorn from the preserve and replace it with trees native to the area. (Vicki Gerdes / Tribune)