CANCELLED– Weed Warrior Workday at Sligo Creek SVU 1 (Maple Avenue)- NPLD

The Sat 9/23 Sligo Creek Park (SVU 1 at Maple Ave) Weed Warrior Workday has been cancelled due to weather. It has been postponed (for the same registrant list) for Saturday, 9/30 from 1 pm to 3 pm

Save the trees and the stream valley ecosystem and help us celebrate the 30th annual National Public Lands Day/Weekend

Join Bradley, Weed Warrior Supervisor, for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday in Sligo Creek Stream Valley Park in Takoma Park, MD. We will meet where the park intersects Maple Ave.

We will focus on non-native, invasive vines and shrubs, including porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata), English ivy (Hedera helix), Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica),  Asian wisteria (Wisteria sinensis or Wisteria floribunda), and bush honeysuckle (mainly Lonicera maackii). Native Virginia creeper and poison ivy are also present and beneficial, so we will avoid those.

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 15 years or older to join this event. (Note: Volunteers under 16 are not permitted to use tools, but we can find meaningful work for you to do without sharp tools).

*If you or anyone in your household are sick, waiting for Covid test results, and/or have tested positive for Covid (regardless of vaccination status) you are not eligible to volunteer at this time.*

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 Bradley.

Learn more about the Weed Warrior program.

This workday is co-sponsored by Montgomery Parks, Friends of Native Trees in Takoma, and the Friends of Sligo Creek.

This event will be held at Sligo Creek Stream Valley Park