Healthy Forests Workday Volunteer Registration
Spring 2024
Protect the Health of YOUR Local Forest: Join us at Bacon Ridge Natural Area in Crownsville to spend a morning removing invasive vines, shrubs, and grasses from along the trails!
Scenic Rivers’ Healthy Forests Program engages community volunteers to help protect the long-term vitality of our largest conservation easement located within Bacon Ridge Natural Area.
Our spring 2024 workdays will focus on invasive vines, shrubs, and grasses. These aggressive invaders threaten beneficial, native vegetation at all levels of the forest from the ground up into the forest canopy.
Event Details
Volunteers will be working on designated sections to remove specific invasive plant species.
Volunteers will be trained in how to identify and remove these invasive plants.
Work gloves and tools can be provided by Scenic Rivers, though volunteers are welcome to bring their own gear.
To participate, volunteers must:
Be 16 years or older to attend without a supervising adult. Volunteers age 10 to 15 may attend with an accompanying adult(s) to supervise work.
Be able to hike up to 1 mile to get to designated work areas.
Wear long sleeve shirts, long pants, and closed toed shoes. Poison ivy is present in these work areas.
Bring a full water bottle.
We must have at least 5 registered volunteers for the workday to proceed. So, be sure to invite some friends!
Controlling invasive species infestations is a big job and we’ll be happy to have as much help as possible.
If you have questions, contact stewardship coordinator Evann Magee (Evann@SRLT.org or 303.618.0588)
Spring 2024 Workdays
Scenic Rivers will host three public workdays this spring:
Saturday, March 16, 2024 (10 am to noon)
Sunday, April 14, 2024 (10 am to noon)
Saturday, May 18, 2024 (10 am to noon)
We must have at least 5 registered volunteers for the workday to proceed. Register for each workday via the form below.
Community Group Workdays
We are always interested in organizing dedicated workdays for community groups, including church, school, scout, or corporate groups.
If you have a group of five or more people interested in setting up a workday, please reach out to Evann Magee (contact info above) to schedule an event for a date and time that works for you.
More information HERE