Wild Parsnips have been in Saskatchewan for hundreds of years and can sometimes be a pain in the side. 

Wild Parsnips can be harmful to a person's skin if one is not careful around the carrot-related plant. If a person is to cut a parsnip at the stem, it releases at sap or oil-like substance that can burn the skin. To make matters worse, if the sap gets in to a person's eye, they could go blind. Larry Ries, the Reeve for the RM of Humboldt, says there are certain ways to dispose of the plant.

"I mean they show you how to get rid of it on the internet, you put it in a plastic bag, and tie shut, dispose of it in that manner."

When dealing with a wild Parsnip, one should wear gloves, long pants, and boots. Another way to dispose of the plant is to simply mow over the plants with the lawn mower, pull the plant out of the ground, or throw it into a bag like Ries suggested.

The RM of Humboldt mows over wild parsnips if they become too big of a problem. They only become a problem if they get cut open and start to leak the sap that can come in contact with the skin of another person.