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Invasive Plant Removal
Invasive Plant Removal
Going on an invasive removal is just like any other outdoor event: dress for dirt! Wearing older clothes and sturdy shoes will make your outing all the more enjoyable. Many outings will take a break for a snack, so bring something to eat when you come. Lastly and most importantly, stay hydrated by bringing along a water bottle. Please RSVP to the listed contact if you plan to attend. Many leaders can provide directions, have information about meeting places, and could provide some equipment if they know how many people to expect. Please let them know if you want to come.
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Please RSVP to the contacts in case inclement weather or some other last minute changes occur in the schedule or location. The contacts can also provide you with directions to invasive plant removal outings.
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Allegany
Anne Arundel
Baltimore City/Baltimore County
Baltimore & Howard Counties
Calvert County
Caroline County
Carroll
Cecil
Charles County
Dorchester
Frederick
Garrett County
Harford
Howard County
Kent County
Montgomery County
Prince George's County
Queen Ann's
St. Mary's County
Somerset
Talbot
Washington
Wicomico
Worcester
Anne Arundel
Location: Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
Event: Outings to nip those non-native invasive plants in the bud before they spread and threaten the special habitats and rare plants found in the Sanctuary. Those interested in continuing this effort throughout the year can adopt their very own plot to monitor, map, and manage the invasives.
Contact: Karyn Molines at 410-286-2928 or kmolines@chesapeake.net
Location: Fort Meade Army Installation
Events: Volunteer opportunities available.
Dates: 2nd Saturday of each month
Time: 10 a.m. - Time is flexible if enough volunteers are available.
Contact: At least 3 days before the event, contact Tom Ivy at 301-677-9185
Baltimore City and Baltimore County
Location: Baltimore City Parks
Sponsor: Urban Weed Warriors program of Baltimore City Recreation & Parks
Events: Weed Warrior training sessions and invasive plants removals. Once trained, you may work on your own in City parks.
Contact: Elizabeth Concra at 410-396-0339 or 443-602-5264 or Elizabeth.Concra@baltimorecity.gov. Also, 410-396-0359 or weeds@baltimorecity.gov.
Location: Chinquapin Park
Sponsor: Friends of Chinquapin Park
Event: Weed pulling along Chinquapin Run.
Contact: Roberta Cowan at 410-365-1351, robcow@gmail.com
Location: Cromwell Valley Park
Dates: 2nd Saturday of each month. Rain date is the following day at the same time.
Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Contact: 410-887-2503 or info@cromwellvalleypark.org. Check out www.cromwellvalleypark.org.
Location: Herring Run Park
Sponsor: Herring Run Watershed Association & Friends of Herring Run Park
Contact: Darin Crew at 410-254-1577 or volunteer@herringrun.org. Check out www.herringrun.org.
Location: Parks in the Baltimore area
Sponsor: Jones Falls Watershed Association
Dates: 2nd Saturday of each month.
Time: 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Contact: 410-366-3036. Check out www.jonesfalls.org.
Location: Prettyboy Reservoir
Sponsors: Greater Baltimore Sierra Club, Mountain Club of Maryland, and Prettyboy Watershed Alliance
Date: November 16
Time: 10 a.m.
Contact: Mary Corddry at 410-239-4590 (home), 443-386-0862 (cell), or XxDiTz4LyFxX@aol.com
Baltimore and Howard Counties
Location: Patapsco Valley State Park, Avalon area at the contact station
Sponsor: Friends of Patapsco Valley State Park
Contact: Jim Palmer at 410-531-2065 or j.g.palmer@jhuapl.edu. Check out www.FPVSP.org.
Calvert County
Location: Hellen Creek Preserve
Sponsor: Cove Point National Heritage Trust
Contact: Bob Boxwell at 410-394-1300 or bobboxwell@hotmail.com.
Location: Port Republic
Sponsor: American Chestnut Land Trust
Date and Times: every Wednesday 10:00 a.m.- noon. Also, October 18 and often the 4th Saturday of each month 9 a.m. - noon
Contact: Liz Stoffel at 410-414-3400 or land@acltweb.org. Check out www.acltweb.org.
Caroline County
Location: Adkins Arboretum
Contact: Sylvan Kaufman at 410-634-2847 ext. 24. Check out www.adkinsarboretum.org.
Charles County
Location: Chapman Forest and Ruth Swann Park
Sponsors: Maryland Native Plant Society, Sierra Club, and Chapman Forest Foundation
Dates: Chapman on 1st Sundays and Ruth Swann on following Saturday each month.
Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Contact: Marc Imlay at 301-699-6204 or 301-283-0808. On outings days, on cell phone at 301-442-5657. For carpools, call Laurel Imlay, 301-277-7111.
Garrett County
Location: Bear Pen Run area of Savage River State Park
Sponsor: Savage River Watershed Association
Contact: Ron Boyer at 301-895-3686 or info@elkridgenatureworks.com
Howard County
Location: Middle Patuxent Environmental Area
Sponsor: Howard County Dept. of Recreation & Parks and the Howard County Master Gardeners
Dates: 4th Tuesday of the month: October 28 and November 25.
Time: 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Contact: Aylene Gard at 410-992-9889 or Carol Filipczak at cfilipczak@comcast.net.
Location: Patuxent Research Refuge
Contact: Christopher Wicker, 301-497-5763 or Christopher_Wicker@fws.gov, www.fws.gov/northeast/patuxent or http://patuxent.fws.gov
Kent County
Location: Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge
Sponsor: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact: Rachael Cliche at 410-639-2108 or Rachel_Cliche@fws.gov.
Montgomery County
Location: Brookside Gardens
Event: Weed Warriors are needed for the forested areas surrounding the gardens. You will be given directions so you can work independently, weekends or weekdays, on your own schedule.
Contact: Stacy Parsons at 301-962-1417 or stacy.parsons@mncppc-mc.org. Check out www.BrooksideGardens.org or www.MC-MNCPPC.org/environment/weed_warriors/intro.shtm
Location: Montgomery County Parks
Event: Become a Certified Weed Warrior by completing a one-hour online course and a two-hour field training session. Then, you can work at your own pace and choose a schedule that best suits you. Opportunities to work with a group are also offered several times a year. A newer program, Special Project Weed Warriors, enables community groups to learn weed ID and removal on the spot and then spend a couple of hours tackling invasives on county parkland.
Sponsor: Montgomery County Parks & Planning
Contact: Paul Carlson (Certification) at 301-942-4709 or Lynette Scaffidi at 301-949-0223 (Special Projects), or www.weedwarrior.org.
Location: Northwest Branch of the Anacostia
Dates: 3rd Saturdays each month
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Contact: Jane Osburn at 301-754-1564 or jgosburn@earthlink.net
Location: Potomac Gorge between Great Falls and Georgetown
Sponsors: The Nature Conservancy and the National Park Service
Event: At Weed Warrior training sessions, volunteers learn non-native plant species and adopt an area, and then work independently.
Contact: Mary Travaglini at 301-897-8570 x235. Get on the email list by contacting PotomacGorgeVol@tnc.org. Check out www.nature.org/maryland.
Location: Sligo Creek Park
Sponsor: Friends of Sligo Creek
Contact: Sally Gagne at 301-588-2071 or RIP@fosc.org. Events posted at www.fosc.org/RIPEventSched.htm.
Location: Woodend Nature Sanctuary, Chevy Chase
Event: Join us for group work sessions where training is provided. Trained volunteers may also be authorized to work independently.
Sponsor: Audubon Naturalist Society
Contact: Liz Jones at 301-652-9188 x30 or volunteer@audubonnaturalist.org
Prince George's County
Location: Belt Woods, Bowie
Dates: Ongoing Saturday, Sunday, and occasional mid-week work groups.
Contact: Pamela Cooper at 301-390-0797 or pamelacooper@verizon.net
Location: Greenbelt Homes Inc. Housing Cooperative, Greenbelt
Sponsor: GHI Woodlands Committee
Contact: Matt Berres at 301-474-4161 or mberres@ghi.coop
Location: Greenbelt National Park, Greenbelt
Dates: 1st Saturday of each month
Time: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Contact: Tom Crone at 301-864-1959 or tomnjan@erols.com. Check out www.nps.gov/gree.
Location: Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center, Accokeek
Sponsor: Ferguson Foundation
Contact: Karen Jensen Miles at 301-292-5665 or kmiles@fergusonfoundation.org
Location: Lake Artemesia, Indian Creek Trail, Berwyn Heights
Contact: M-NCPPC Park Rangers Chris Garrett or John Dillon at 301-627-7755, TTY 301-699-2544. Check out www.rundc.com/Doc/MD/PG/Artemesia.htm
Location: Little Paint Branch Park and Cherry Hill Road Community Park, Beltsville
Sponsor: Anacostia Watershed Society
Dates: Last Saturday of each month
Time: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Contact: Kyle Watts at 301-476-0627 or kyle@mannaheim.org or Marc Imlay at 301-699-6204 or 301-283-0808 or marc@anacostiaws.org.
Location: Magruder Park, Hyattsville
Sponsor: Friends of Magruder Woods
Dates: 3rd Saturday of each month
Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Contact: Mary Parker at 301-927-6216, Colleen Aistis 301-779-0245, Mike Breen at 301-807-2519, or Marc Imlay at 301-699-6204 or 301-283-0808 or marc@anacostiaws.org.
Location: Suitland Bog
Contact: M-NCPPC Park Ranger Chris Garrett at 301-627-7755, TTY 301-699-2544. Check out www.pgparks.com/places/nature/suitland.html.
Location: Watkins Regional Park, Upper Marlboro
Contact: M-NCPPC Park Rangers Chris Garrett or John Dillon at 301-627-7755, TTY 301-699-2544. Check out www.pgparks.com/places/parks/watkins.html.
Location: Woodworth Park, Cheverly
Sponsor: Friends of Lower Beaverdam Creek
Event: Meet at small playground.
Dates: October 25 and November 29
Time: 9 a.m. – noon
Contact: Dan or Cathy Smith at 301-386-4394 or Elaine Friebele at 301-341-5722
Location: Riverfront Park, Laurel
Dates: 2nd Sunday of each month
Time: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Contact: Brigitte Fortin-Zaidan at 240-506-8976 or bfzaidan@Safe-mail.net.
St. Mary’s County
Location: Myrtle Point Park
Sponsor: Cove Point Natural Heritage Trust
Contact: Bob Boxwell at 410-394-1300 or bobboxwell@hotmail.com.
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