Date:
Sunday, June 11, 2017 - 9:00am to 4:00pm
Location:
Mahwah, NJ
Invasives Strike Force Training Workshop
Ever wonder what makes a plant an invasive species or how to identify one? Would you like to help protect our environment while you hike? Take this workshop to find out how!
Invasive plants cause problems for our environment and make the habitat less hospitable to our native birds and butterflies. Our Invasives Strike Force volunteers help spot invasive plants so that we can schedule work days to remove them. You’ll learn easy ways to identify a set of invasive plants commonly found along the trails and how to record information about their locations.
As an Invasives Strike Force volunteer you will learn how to identify 14 common invasive plants, collect data, and use a GPS unit. GPS units can be borrowed from the Trail Conference or you may use your own or your smartphone. After completing training, you will be assigned to a trail section about 2 miles long. You will be expected to walk your trail section while identifying and mapping these invasive plants. Surveying should be completed by the end of the summer.
This workshop is an intensive class-room style training session with an outdoor practice component.
Pre-registration is required.
June 11th, 2017 9:00 AM through 4:00 PM
Trail Conference Headquarters
600 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ
United States
600 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ
United States
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