Join the Town of Rockland and Wildlands Trust for an evening of grassland restoration and invasive plant removal. You’ll be removing invasive plants and restoring natural grassland. You will be getting experience with a variety of tools used in invasive plant management and learn identification and removal skills.
Registration is required; limit 10 participants
Skills Addressed:
-Proper hand tool use and safety (loppers,weed wrench, iron rakes, shovels, handsaws, hand snips)
-Invasive plant identification
-Techniques in invasive plant removal
Questions? Contact Wildlands Trusts' Stewardship Programs Manager Zoë Smiarowski at zsmiarowski@wildlandstrust.org.
Parking: Town of Rockland’s McCarthy Farm Conservation Area, 829 Beech St. Rockland MA, 02370
What to Wear and Bring:
Sturdy, closed-toed shoes
Long pants
Water, 1-2 bottles
Snacks
Work gloves (if you have them, we will provide work gloves to anyone who needs them)
Environmental Hazards:
Hot weather
Uneven terrain
Ticks
Poison Ivy
Biting insects (mosquitos, horseflies, etc)
Restrictions:
Ages 16+
No pets
Registration: Registration is required for this event, please click below to sign up