- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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32 people are interested
Join the Carroll County Weed Warriors at Piney Run Nature Center!
ORGANIZATION: Carroll County Forest Conservancy District Board
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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32 people are interested
Volunteer with the Weed Warriors in their efforts to remove non-native invasive plants from Piney Run Park. A non-native invasive plant is one that grows naturally in one part of the world but has been introduced to another area, either intentionally or on accident. Some non-native plants are grown and controlled for our benefit (like vegetables) but many are invading habitats of native plants. These invasive plants spread rapidly by producing hundreds of seeds, sending out runners, or even changing the soil chemistry. Because these invasive exotics have few native predators to keep their numbers in check, they take over an area, out-competing the native plants.
When the native plants disappear, so do the native animals that depend on them. Remember the food chain from science class? Many of our insects can only digest plants that they co-evolved with. When those plants disappear, so do the insects. Then other animals that eat the plants or the insects are also lost like birds, frogs, rabbits, chipmunks, skunks, even black bears. While butterflies can eat nectar from many plants, their caterpillars often can only digest the leaves of specific native plants. If the caterpillars starve, we have no butterflies!
More opportunities with Carroll County Forest Conservancy District Board
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About Carroll County Forest Conservancy District Board
Location:
328 A East Nicodemus Road, Westminster, MD 21157, US
Mission Statement
The Carroll County Forest Conservancy District Board advocates sound forest management practices to preserve the forest as a resource, promote tree planting and forest conservation, and help educate young people about trees and forests. Please enjoy the site and let us know how we can help!
Description
The Forestry Board can help you in many ways, such as:
You can get information on protecting the health of your trees, advice on responsible management and harvesting of trees, and information on record-keeping, estate tax planning, tax incentives for tree-planting and cost-share programs for forest improvement. One such program is the Backyard Buffers.
You can learn about protecting trees from damage during construction, and how strong and healthy trees can enhance the value of your project.
You can get a speaker to come to your class, help with lesson plans on the value of trees, field trips to tree farms, and help with school tree-planting projects. Take a workshop to learn more about trees and forests.
You can find local volunteer opportunities in forestry or attend the week-long summer conference on forestry careers at Hickory Environmental Center. Learn about tree identification, forest ecology, wildlife habitat improvement, and much more. An example of a local volunteer opportunity with the forestry board is the weed warriors.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Piney Run Nature Center30 Martz RdSykesville, MD 21784
DATE POSTED
October 5, 2016
SKILLS
- Environmental Education
- Environmental Science
- Habitat Restoration
- Gardening
- Horticulture
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 11
- Orientation or Training
- 3 hours per event
- Be able to do physical work outdoors using gardening tools