Come to Bear Creek Nature Park this Saturday, September 27 to help with natural areas stewardship! We will continue removing buckthorn around the “skating pond” in the middle of the park. If you’ve visited the pond recently, you may have seen the green herons and wood ducks that have been hanging out there. Maybe you spotted the turtles sunning themselves on a log. Maybe you watched curls of fog rising from the water on a cool morning. By removing buckthorn and other non-native invasive shrubs, we improve wildlife habitat and your ability to watch wildlife. Hope to see you there!

• Where: Bear Creek Nature Park. Meet in the parking lot at the south end of the park off Snell Road. We’ll then walk down to the skating pond together.

• When: Saturday, September 27 from noon – 3 pm. In the event of thunderstorms, the event will be cancelled.
• Who: Anyone! This event is free, with no experience necessary. We’ll train you to do the work. Cutting and stacking brush requires  some physical effort.
• Why: Why not? We will be remove non-native invasive shrubs and preparing an area for planting native plants. Come out on Saturday to enjoy beautiful areas and hang out with great people! And food after we finish working!
• What: Bring water and gloves, and wear closed-toed shoes and long pants. We’ll have extra gloves if you can’t bring your own.

We’ll provide water and light snacks. You will need to sign a release form before we begin working. Families are encouraged to attend! All minors will need permission from a parent or guardian to participate, and minors under 14 will need to have a parent or guardian present. We will have lots of fun, so plan to come and share this opportunity with others! The schedule of upcoming workdays can be found at the Volunteer Calendar.