Montgomery Parks Weed Warriors
Description: Volunteers with Montgomery Parks Weed Warriors can volunteer in two ways. Come for a single workday or stay on and become certified to work in natural areas of Montgomery Parks throughout the county. Find out more at www.WeedWarrior.org.
Dates: To find out about upcoming Weed Warrior Workdays, please go to the calendar at: www.montgomeryparks.org/support/volunteer/seasonal_volunteering/#weed. These events are led by specially-trained Weed Warrior Supervisors and/or Park staff and no training is required to participate.
To become a Certified Weed Warrior volunteer and be authorized to work on your own schedule anywhere on Montgomery County parkland, volunteers need to complete a 3-part Weed Warrior training. To find out more and to register, please email: mcp-weedwarriors@montgomeryparks.org.
Also see additional events with our partners:
Friends of Sligo Creek - www.fosc.org/fosc.htm
Little Falls Watershed Alliance - www.lfwa.org/events
Neighbors of Northwest Branch - www.neighborsnwb.org/calendar.htm
Muddy Branch Alliance - www.muddybranch.org/events
Contact: MCP-WeedWarriors@montgomeryparks.org
The Potomac Gorge
Dates: Ongoing. See www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/maryland/events.
Details: Help protect native plant biodiversity near DC in partnership with the National Park Service by removing invasives in the Potomac Gorge, a 15-mile stretch of river valley between Great Falls and Georgetown with over 200 rare plants and 5 globally rare plant communities. Sign up for a variety of workdays, where we cut or pull some of the most problematic weeds, often in very scenic areas. Attend Weed Warrior training sessions to learn about 13 non-native plant species. There are also options to adopt an area and work independently in the National Parks in the Potomac Gorge.
Contact: To sign up a school or group for a workday call 301-897-8570 x210 or email potomacgorgevol@tnc.org.
Woodend Nature Sanctuary, Audubon Naturalist Society
Dates: Regular volunteer groups on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Details: Woodend Sanctuary is a 40-acre oasis in the middle of Chevy Chase bordering Rock Creek Park, with mature woods and meadows, a pond, and an intermittent stream. We need your help to remove invasive non-native plants! Join us for group work sessions where training will be provided. Trained volunteers may also be authorized to work independently.
Where: 8940 Jones Mill Rd, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Contact: Sign up at www.anshome.org/volunteer. For questions contact Mitch Greene, Volunteer Coordinator, Mitch.Greene@anshome.org.
Rock Creek National Park, Friends of Rock Creek's Environment, Rock Creek Conservancy
Dates: Ongoing. Check with Karen Zeiter at 202-237-8866 for events.
Description: 100 people cut and sawed invasive English ivy from trees along Normanstone Creek, a tributary of Rock Creek flowing near Massachussetts Ave in DC. 30 more people hauled trash from Turkey Branch, a tributary of Rock Creek in the Aspen Hill neighborhood of Montgomery County. You too can take steps to help protect Rock Creek. We are now gearing up for the Rock Creek EXTREME Cleanup, where we expect over 50 trash and invasive cleanups to span the length of Rock Creek.
Contact: Karen Zeiter, kzeiter@rockcreekconservancy.org or 202-237-8866
www.rockcreekconservancy.org
Northwood Chesapeake Bay Trail, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
Dates: Please contact project coordinator Jennifer Chambers at jennifer@hikingalong.com.
Description: Northwood High School and Potomac Appalachian Trail Club partner, oversee, and maintain the Northwood Chesapeake Bay Trail on both SHA and Montgomery Parks land. Maintenance includes removal of trash, removal of invasive plants, and sustaining the trail tread for safety and reducing impacts on the environment. Trail work days occur on a Sunday afternoon in November and March. The Northwood Chesapeake Bay trail connects Northwest Branch and Sligo Creek Parks together.
Contact: Jennifer Chambers, jennifer@hikingalong.com
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
Northwood Chesapeake Bay Trail
Project Coordinator
Hiking Along, Science and Hiking for Kids
www.hikingalong.com
www.facebook.com/hikingalong
@hikingalongkids on Twitter
Friends of Sligo Creek
Dates: The following website gives the present Friends of Sligo Creek schedule for invasives events: www.fosc.org/RIPEventSched.htm. Please visit the FoSC home page for unexpected last-minute changes up to one hour before the event.
Description: Your help is always appreciated! We will provide gloves, or bring your own. Students who need service hours are always welcome. For protection, we strongly urge everyone to wear full-length slacks and shirts, and sturdy shoes. All events are Park-approved. For further map information see the FoSC Section Map at www.fosc.org/SectionMap.htm. For more information please contact the RIP coordinator.
Contact: Invasives chair, rip@fosc.org.
Croydon Creek Nature Center, City of Rockville Recreation and Parks
Dates: May 2, 2021, 1:30-4:30pm and On-going opportunities
Description: Join in an invasive species pull on the grounds of the Hayes Forest preserve. New gloves and bags will be provided as well as guidance regarding what plants to pull. Space is limited and online registration for each volunteer is required (link to pre-registration https://www.rockvillemd.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=8290). Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
Special COVID-19 Guidelines: Volunteers must supply and wear a face covering and practice physical distancing of at least 6 feet from others. Face coverings may be removed while working outdoors and maintaining physical distancing of at least 6 feet from others. Volunteer must avoid sharing supplies
Where: Croydon Creek Nature Center
852 Avery Rd
Rockville, MD 20851
Contact: ccnc@rockvillemd.gov