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Weed Warrior Workday at Black Hill Regional Park

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Save the trees 

Join Kevin, Weed Warrior Supervisor, for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday in Black Hill Regional Park in Boyds, MD. We will meet by the new SEED Classroom. Use this address for your GPS: 20941 Lake Ridge Drive (this is the SEED Classroom; but the large parking lot is a few feet beyond). Plan on parking in the lot on the left just past the SEED Classroom. It is Parking Lot #1 by Shelter A; the first left after the SEED classroom. We will meet in that parking lot. Click here for a street view of the parking lot. (From the parking lot, if you face the direction of the SEED Classroom, you’ll see a trailhead into the woods with a painted blaze. This is the Root Trail and the area we will be working on; it leads directly to the SEED Classroom.)

We will focus on non-native, invasive vines and shrubs, including porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata), wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei), English ivy (Hedera helix), Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), and bush honeysuckle (mainly Lonicera maackii).

Please wear long pants that cover your ankles, long sleeves, and sturdy, closed-toed shoes. Bring gloves, pruners, small folding hand saws and/or loppers if you have them. Gloves and tools are available to borrow if you don’t have your own. No power tools or machetes allowed. Please bring water to drink. Please note: Court Ordered Volunteer Hours can’t be granted through this workday.

This event is capped at 15 people.

This workday is pre-approved for MCPS SSL hours. Volunteers must be 16 years or older to join this event.

All volunteers must register online: Click here to register for the event

How to register

  • Click “Schedule”
  • Pick the shift you are interested in.
  • If you don’t have an account in our system, please create one.
  • If you already have an account in the database, but forgot your login info, email the WW Volunteer Coordinator, and don’t create a new account.
  • More details, including the exact meeting location, will be emailed to you after you register.
  • For questions about the event, contact Weed Warrior Supervisor Kevin.

Learn more about the Weed Warrior program.

This workday is co-sponsored by Montgomery Parks and the Seneca Creek Watershed Partners.