Join Us to Build Trails and Remove Invasive Species!
Trail Building: Monday, October 28, 2-5PM
Come join us to help complete a walking trail that runs parallel to Intervale Road. This trail will allow pedestrians to have safer and more enjoyable travels throughout the Intervale. Come dressed appropriately in work clothes, layers, and sturdy boots, and bring a water bottle and snack. We will be working with prickly, tough plant material, and will provide light work gloves and tools.
On this day we will honor the land which has been stewarded by many hands from the past. As current stewards, we are striving to care for our floodplain forests and fields along the Winooski River.
Help us remove the invasive plant species, the buckthorn tree, with hand tools and people power! These plants are introduced and non-native and cause harm to local species of animals and plants. The most sustainable and best practice to get rid of this invasive plant species is to pull them out of the ground when they are small enough or cut them down with hand saws and return to them in future seasons as they sprout out again. You will learn learn about some of the many non-native invasive species that out-compete native plants and threaten the delicate balance of the ecosystem. This hand-on-the-land volunteer opportunity will educate you in identifying and removing invasive plants and trees safely and effectively.
Learn more and sign up via HopeSocial (formerly Wildkind) here!
Invasive Species Japanese Knotweed Removal: Tuesday, November 5, 9:30-11:30AM
On this day we will honor the land which has been stewarded by the many hands from the past. As current stewards, we are striving to care for our floodplain forests and fields along the Winooski River.
Help us remove the invasive plant species, the buckthorn tree, with hand tools and people power! These plants are introduced and non-native and cause harm to local species of animals and plants. The most sustainable and best practice to get rid of invasive plant species is to dig out the roots, cut the stems, and return to them in future seasons as they sprout out again. You will learn learn about some of the many non-native invasive species that out-compete native plants and threaten the delicate balance of the ecosystem. This hand-on-the-land volunteer opportunity will educate you in identifying and removing invasive plants and trees safely and effectively.