The Western North Carolina Alliance, as a partner of the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Weed Management Partnership (SACWMP), needs volunteers to participate in an Invasive Exotic Plant Control Event on Saturday, June 28 along the Appalachian Trail at Mill Ridge.
The outing will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and its purpose is to protect native plants from exotic invasions along the A.T.
We’ll give instruction on how to identify invasive exotic plants of concern in the Mill Ridge area, as well as how to use manual and chemical control methods. Then we’ll put these skills to work treating invasive plant species found along the Trail.
SACWMP will provide all equipment needed for the event. Volunteers are asked to bring lunch, water, and rain gear, as well as sturdy hiking boots, long pants and a long-sleeved shirt.
Carpooling is available from the Westgate shopping center in West Asheville, leaving at 9 a.m. and returning by 4 p.m.
Individuals or groups interested in volunteering may sign up by clicking HERE.
If you have questions, contact WNCA Assistant Volunteer Coordinator Allie Nightingale at Allie@WNCA.org or at (828) 258-8737, ext. 207.
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The Southern Appalachian Cooperative Weed Management Partnership members include the Western North Carolina Alliance, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Equinox Environmental Consultation & Design, National Forests in North Carolina, National Park Service, North Carolina Division of Forest Resources, and Mountain Valleys Resource Conservation and Development Council.