Join us for invasive plant removal along the Jones Falls Trail! We will meet at the shed and branch off into work groups. Multiple 311 pickups possible. Please see the work options for your activity choices.
7 Certified Weed Warriors signed up · 1 willing to lead removals
From the host · Mon 1:36 PM
hi everyone!!!!!
English IvyHedera helix
Window cuts on trees along the Jones Falls Trail. Great for beginners!
This party has wrapped up, so signups are closed. There will be another one.
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It can stay on site. Cut ivy can stay. Leave the high growth to die in the tree, and pile what comes down off the soil, because ivy roots from stems in contact with ground. Bag the black berries if the mature growth you cut is carrying any.
Berries are ripening. Bag any fruiting sections, since birds strip them off a cut pile as readily as off the vine.
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Bag it. Bag every fruiting section. Birds strip the berries off a cut pile as readily as off the live vine, and every one they carry off is a new vine somewhere else.
Has a native lookalikePhotos, ID and removal steps →
Berries are on, so bag them as you cut.
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Bag it. Bag the berries as you cut. A cut shrub full of fruit is still a bird feeder.
Has a native lookalikePhotos, ID and removal steps →
Leave these standing: Japanese Knotweed. Cutting or pulling them spreads them. Tell the host where you saw them.
Sturdy closed-toe shoes, water bottle, if you have them. Long sleeves and pants recommended. We provide tools and .
The kit has , , a , and ; bring your own if you have them. Power tools are not permitted. Tap any tool name to see what it is, or browse the tool guide.
Long sleeves, long pants, tall socks and . Poison ivy is common here: leaves of three, let it be. The kit has for before and after, and a for scrapes. Wash exposed skin with soap and water when you get home.
Never pulled invasives before? Nobody expects you to know these on sight. The host will walk you through it on the day, and the plant guide has photos and lookalikes if you like to read ahead.