REGISTRATION CLOSED – Weed Warrior Workday at Rachel Carson Conservation Park

Registration for this event is now closed! Please check this webpage for other Weed Warrior opportunities.

Save the trees, native meadow, and ecosystem! Join the Montgomery Parks Vegetation Management Team employees for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday in Rachel Carson Conservation Park. We will be focusing on non-native, invasive vines and shrubs, especially young mile-a-minute (Polygonum perfoliatum) that is popping up in the native (sunny) meadow.

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 20 people.

This workday is pre-approved for MCPS SSL hours. Volunteers under 16 are not permitted to use tools, so if you are under 16, please email the Weed Warrior supervisor ahead of time to see whether they will have meaningful work for you to do. Volunteers 14 and under must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

All Parks staff and volunteers must now be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

All volunteers must register online, submit vaccination proof, and complete a COVID-19 Volunteer Waiver. If you are not vaccinated or do not sign/agree to the waiver, you cannot volunteer during a Weed Warrior Workday. You will upload your vaccination proof and complete your waiver when you create a profile in the Montgomery Parks Volunteer Database, during the online registration.

Please email the WW Volunteer Coordinator if you need a copy of the current Weed Warrior Workday COVID protocols.

Click here to register for the event

Click “Schedule” and then sign up for this shift. More details, including the exact meeting location, will be emailed to you after you register. If you already have an account in the database, email the WW Volunteer Coordinator, and don’t create a new account!

For questions, email the WW Volunteer Coordinator.

To learn more about the Weed Warrior program, go to www.WeedWarrior.org

This event will be held at Rachel Carson Conservation Park Rachel Carson Conservation Park Trails