West River Trail Work Day, Riverstone Preserve
Volunteers are needed to help pull invasives.
Saturday June 25, 9 to 11 am (allow about 1/2 hour walk to get to meeting place).
Bring work/gardening gloves, water, a snack, insect repellant.
Gather where the Fox Farm access road meets the West River Trail.
We'll mostly be identifying and pulling the seedlings of Oriental Bittersweet. Dan Healey, our forester from Long View Forest, Inc. will not be able to be with us that day, but there will be others who can help identify the Bittersweet and some of the other invasive species that grow on the Riverstone Preserve (21 acres of land adjacent to the West River Trail).
You can walk or bike from the Marina Trailhead to the northern boundary of the Riverstone Preserve (it's about 1 3/4 to 2 miles from the trailhead) or you can park at the Fox Farm Rd trailhead and walk or bike in from there (shorter walk).
We'll gather where the Fox Farm access road meets the West River Trail at 9 am, so give yourself time to get to the meeting place (about 20 minutes to 1/2 hour, depending on how you're getting there and how fast you go).
We'll be mostly pulling seedlings that are easy to remove. It's satisfying work to learn to identify and keep the invasive species under control on this special piece of property. We'll be doing this on the last Saturday morning of every month throughout the summer and fall.
Mark the last Saturday morning of every month on your calendar for more opportunities to help with this task. Thank you and hope to see you there!
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