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Outing
Come Help Eradicate Wavyleaf Basketgrass!

When:

Jul 20, 2008
11:00 a.m.

Details:

Please join us to learn how to identify this fast spreading grass that was first identified in North America in the Patapsco Valley State Park, Maryland, in 1997. If another date is preferable please let me know.

This fast spreading grass was first identified in North America in the Patapsco Valley State Park in 1997. So far, the grass has only been documented in Maryland, meaning that if it is eliminated now, the entire continent will be free of yet another scourge to our native flora and fauna. It is stoloniferous, with seeds that stick to clothing more than any other plant we have encountered. Until now, no concentrated effort has been made to manage this mounting crisis which is likely to destroy 10% of our natural areas in one fourth of the United States in the next decade unless we act now. It is a It is a classic case of Early Detection/rapid Response for the North American continent.

Contact Information:

Sierra Club Maryland
Marc Imlay, PhD Conservation biologist, Anacostia Watershed Society (301-699-6204, 301-283-0808 301-442-5657 cell)
ialm@erols.com

Directions:

NEAR: Beltsville

We take U.S. 1 north from the beltway. Go about 1 mile, passing the National Agricultural Research Center, and turn left at the light on Montgomery Rd. Go 3 blocks and turn left on Sellman Road. Go about 5 blocks and turn right into Little Paint Branch

Park at the bottom of the hill.   

We meet at the Beltsville Community Center parking lot and can continue even with a little rain or heat. There are full indoor toilet facilities and a large seating area for lunch.