REGISTRATION CLOSED – Weed Warrior Workday at Takoma Park Neighborhood Park

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

Save the trees and the stream valley ecosystem! Join Jesse Buff, Weed Warrior Supervisor, and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) for a Saturday morning non-native, invasive vine removal workday in Takoma Park Neighborhood Park. You’ll receive the exact meeting location via email, after you register.

We will be working toward our goal of saving the trees by cutting English ivy (Hedera helix) and porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata), with some Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) and Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) thrown in for good measure! Native Virginia creeper, greenbrier, grape, 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 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.

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.

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

All volunteers must register online on the following TWO websites:

1. Through Montgomery Parks; Click here to register for the event.  Click “Schedule” and then sign up for this shift. 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!
2. Through CCAN at https://www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfund/event/381094/

For questions, email Jesse.

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

This event will be held at Takoma Park Neighborhood Park