Workdays Planned for April 30 and May 1, 9-3pm
We're getting a head start on Earth Day! Doe Farm, a town parcel in Durham, needs the help of volunteers to help restore native plants. Get your garden gloves ready...we'll be pulling glossy buckthorn, a non-native invasive shrub that has taken over the understory of the forest at Doe Farm. Many hands make light work - we are aiming for 25 volunteers at a time - come for an hour, or come work all day. Please email us to let us know you'll be coming (for how long, which day). Snacks and water provided (but bring your own lunch if you are staying all day).
What: Removal of glossy buckthorn shrubs and seedlings to help restore native trees and shrubs
When: Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, 9am- 3pm both days
Where: Doe Farm, parking off Bennett Road in Durham, NH (map)
Who: Individuals, clubs, and community groups; school-aged kids accompanied by adults welcome. Work is physical, but not difficult.
What to Bring: heavy gloves, sturdy boots, long sleeves and pants (possible exposure to poison ivy and ticks)
Sign up to help! Email Malin Clyde: malinelyclyde@gmail.com
Sponsored by the Durham Land Stewardship Committee, Durham Conservation Commission, the Durham Trustees of the Trust Fund.
More about the Restoration Work:
Ecological restoration efforts at Doe Farm and other town lands are one of the goals of new Land Stewardship Plans crafted for several Durham parcels in 2010. Read about the Stewardship Plans online here: http://ci.durham.nh.us/GOVERNMENT/Commissions/conservation/stewardship.html
Wish I could help this time, but we will be away that weekend. Let me know next time you need volunteers for cleanup- I can usually make it.