REGISTRATION CLOSED – Weed Warrior Workday at Hillwood Manor Neighborhood Park

Save the trees and the stream valley ecosystem 

Join Ellen, Weed Warrior Supervisor, for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday in Sligo Stream Valley at Hillwood Manor Neighborhood Park in Takoma Park, MD. We will meet at the Lower Hillwood Manor Community Garden, just south of the New Hampshire Sligo Creek Parkway intersection (after the bridge). Meeting Location Google Maps coordinates: 38°58’45.6″N 76°59’24.1″W. You will receive a map after you register. Street parking is available along 13th Ave and Elson St near the Hillwood Manor Neighborhood Park Playground. After parking, walk up Sligo Creek Trail towards New Hampshire Ave until you see us. (RAIN DATE: Friday Nov 3rd, 10:30am to 12:00pm.)

We will focus on non-native, invasive vines and shrubs, including porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata), English ivy (Hedera helix), wisteria (Wisteria sinensis and Wisteria floribunda), multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora), 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 16 years or older to join this event.

*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 Ellen.

Learn more about the Weed Warrior program.

This workday is co-sponsored by Montgomery Parks and the Friends of Sligo Creek.

This event will be held at Sligo Creek Stream Valley Park Hillwood Manor Neighborhood Park